This partially annotated bibliography on the education of Asian Americans is said to serve the purpose of contributing to the understanding of a mostly heterogeneous population that includes subgroups such as Filipinos, Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, East Indians, Vietnamese, Indonesians, and others. Documents on these Asian American ethnic groups…

Written as a curriculum aid for students in the Bainbridge Island, Washington school district, this collection of stories about the Japanese, the Chinese, the Hawaiians, the Filipinos, the Vietnamese, and the American and Canadian Indians is an attempt to explain "what life is like for people who look different". The stories all relate…

The third edition of this bestselling text brings together detailed, accurate information on working with families and children with disabilities from specific cultural, ethnic, and language groups. Filled with timely new additions such as a chapter on South Asian roots, open-ended case studies on ethical dilemmas, and an expanded discussion on…

Multiethnic education programs are viewed as a force in promoting crossethnic interaction. The interaction can be measured by identifying whether students select friends from different ethnic groups to which they are exposed when participating in a multiethnic education program. Fifty-two students, ages 7-13, from three ethnic groups (Korean,…

This document, to provide for effective library service to Asian language speakers, includes information on the culture of Chinese Americans, Filipino Americans, Japanese Americans, and Vietnamese Americans. For each group, the following are described: generations, immigration and length of United States residency; family and children; language;…

This Pilipino teacher's guide written in Chinese and English is part of Berkeley, California Unified School District Asian American Bilingual Center's interest in fostering the total growth of the child. To facilitate that growth, the Center has selected an interdisciplinary approach to curriculum development. Social studies themes and concepts…

This report presents the preliminary findings of an in-depth study of small samples of Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Filipino, and Hawaiian children and their families living in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Children's learning characteristics and style as well as their socialization for schooling prior to their entry into formal public schools…

A documentary collection of the experiences of Asian Americans from a multitude of perspectives, including a scholarly focus and also containing contemporary expressions, comprises "Roots: An Asian American Reader." The volume is said to be designed to meet the needs of Asian Americans by providing a compilation of materials in readily…

Each of the stories in this booklet describe, from a personal viewpoint, the respective contributions of various ethnic groups living in Hawaii. Taken into consideration are the cultural, political, industrial, and economic contributions that each of the groups has made to Hawaiian society. (EB)

The eleventh annual report on the flow of students from high school to higher education in California is presented, showing that 56.2% of California's 1986-87 high school graduates aged 19 and under enrolled in its institutions of higher education in fall 1987. The number of high school graduates increased about 6% in 1986-87, which was…

Seventy-two publications, ranging from ERIC documents to journal articles are annotated in this selective bibliography, one of 18 in a series. It is designed for educators who are developing and teaching curriculum materials that deal with American subcultures and their relationships. Included in the selections are program descriptions and…

A study was made of early childhood practices among Asian populations to meet the information needs of public school in the United States which serve students ethnically Asian. The focus of the report is on the demographic nature of the Asian population, the cultural characteristics of the most frequent subgroups of Asian-Americans, and the impact…

In May 1980, the 1973-1979 minority graduates of the University California at Davis were surveyed about their employment, graduate and professional school training, career progress, and university experiences. The response rate was 33.7 percent. Minority groups included were American Indian, black, Chicano, Latino, and Filipino. Most had taken…

This document is a study of the characteristics of selected Asian American communities in low-income urban areas and those populations' need for and use of health, education, and welfare services. Five groups in three cities were surveyed: the Chinese in New York City, the Philipinos in San Francisco, and the Japanese, Koreans and Samoans in Los…

Intended to be a central source of information on where to acquire statistics on the social and economic characteristics of various racial groups, this report includes references on printed reports, computer tapes, and special calculations. The racial categories of white, negro or black, Indian, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Hawaiian, Korean,…