Unfortunately the story of Asian Americans and higher education is not one of unqualified success. This paper attempts to overview the historical significance and present the problems of Asian Americans in higher education. The first problem is the lack of oral and writing skills among Asian Americans. Part of this problem is cultural, referring…

This article describes the value of Asian and Asian-American studies in American education and suggests an approach to accomodate them in American education. (Author/CFM)

It is argued that high academic achievement among Vietnamese refugee and immigrant students is, in some part, the reflection of a survival strategy that has been employed over centuries of Vietnamese confrontations with more powerful peoples. Historical circumstances have reinforced a Vietnamese belief that a causal link exists between the…

This booklet is a detailed primer on the Asian American experience in the United States covering history, family and acculturation, education, culture and the arts, economics, discrimination and violence, and politics. An introduction reviews some basic demographics and looks at racial issues in light of the riots in Los Angeles (California) in…