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Asian Americans in Class
Jamie Lew
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Description for Asian Americans in Class
Paperback. Challenges the "model minority" stereotype of Asian American students as a critical step toward educating all children well. Focusing on Korean American youth in New York City schools, this work compares high-achieving students attending a competitive magnet high school with students who have dropped out of a neighborhood high school. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKS; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 160 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
This book challenges the ""model minority"" stereotype of Asian American students as a critical step toward educating all children well. Focusing on Korean American youth in New York City schools, Jamie Lew compares high-achieving students attending a competitive magnet high school with students who have dropped out of a neighborhood high school. She finds that class, race, social networks, parental strategies, and schooling resources all affect the aspirations and academic achievement of Asian American youth. This in-depth examination: debunks the simplistic ""culture of poverty"" argument that is often used to explain the success of Asian Americans and the failure of ... Read more
This book challenges the ""model minority"" stereotype of Asian American students as a critical step toward educating all children well. Focusing on Korean American youth in New York City schools, Jamie Lew compares high-achieving students attending a competitive magnet high school with students who have dropped out of a neighborhood high school. She finds that class, race, social networks, parental strategies, and schooling resources all affect the aspirations and academic achievement of Asian American youth. This in-depth examination: debunks the simplistic ""culture of poverty"" argument that is often used to explain the success of Asian Americans and the failure of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780807746936
SKU
V9780807746936
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About Jamie Lew
Jamie Lew is Assistant Professor of Urban Education at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey.
Reviews for Asian Americans in Class
Powerful evidence that we must look beyond the classroom for ways to improve the education and life chances of poor students. - From the Foreword by Jean Anyon, City University of New York ""At last, a book that effectively dispels the model minority myth. Lew's detailed and powerful analysis reminds us that culture not only does not determine achievement but ... Read more