Analysis of data from the High School and Beyond (HS&B) longitudinal survey suggests that young Asian American females reach higher levels of educational attainment more quickly than young Asian American males and that these differences are most noteworthy among immigrants or the children of immigrants, Chinese Americans, and Filipino Americans. HS&B statistical data were analyzed from the 1986 follow-up survey of 1980 high school seniors. The following findings are reported: (1) Asian American females' educational attainment was significantly higher than that of Asian American males when compared to the gender differences found among Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Whites; (2) the effect of the language spoken at home was significant for Chinese American females and Filipino American males; (3) no significant sex differences in educational attainment were found for Asian Americans from homes where English was spoken, but Asian Americans whose home language wasn't English included a higher percentage of high-attaining females than males; and (4) Chinese American and Filipino American females had significantly higher levels of attainment than males, while Japanese American and other Asian American males had slightly higher levels of attainment than females. Further research might examine the gender differences in parental treatment, acculturation, and motivation on Asian American females and males. A list of 27 references and three tables of statistical data are appended. (FMW)