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Book Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Higher Education

Download or read book Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Higher Education written by Doris M. Ching and published by Naspa-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. This book was released on 2012 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Asian American Leaders in Higher Education

Download or read book Asian American Leaders in Higher Education written by Loretta P. Adrian and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Misrepresented Minority

Download or read book The Misrepresented Minority written by Samuel D. Museus and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-03 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are growing faster than any other racial group in the U.S., they are all but invisible in higher education, and generally ignored in the research literature, and thus greatly misrepresented and misunderstood.This book presents disaggregated data to unmask important academic achievement and other disparities within the population, and offers new insights that promote more authentic understandings of the realities masked by the designation of AAPI. In offering new perspectives, conceptual frameworks, and empirical research by seasoned and emerging scholars, this book both makes a significant contribution to the emerging knowledge base on AAPIs, and identifies new directions for future scholarship on this population. Its overarching purpose is to provide policymakers, practitioners, and researchers in higher education with the information they need to serve an increasingly important segment of their student populations.In dispelling such misconceptions as that Asian Americans are not really racial minorities, the book opens up the complexity of the racial and ethnic minorities within this group, and identifies the unique challenges that require the attention of anyone in higher education concerned with student access and success, as well as the pipeline to the professoriate.

Book Asian Americans in Higher Education  Charting New Realities

Download or read book Asian Americans in Higher Education Charting New Realities written by Yoon K. Pak and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) population continues to obfuscate the discourse on diversity and higher education institutions. The historical and contemporary experiences of AAPIs in higher education clearly indicate that their presence has influenced and reinforced the importance of diversity in educational environments. To contextualize AAPIs’ participation in postsecondary education, this monograph provides: A historical overview of the “model minority” stereotype The affirmative action debate and AAPIs Their involvement in the education pipeline A discussion of their experiences in college. Implications for future research, practice, and policy are further discussed. Educators, administrators, faculty, policy makers, and researchers who are concerned with diversity issues and the AAPI population will find this monograph an engaging and valuable resource.

Book Voices of Asian Americans in Higher Education

Download or read book Voices of Asian Americans in Higher Education written by Festus E. Obiakor and published by IAP. This book was released on 2018-10-01 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Voices of Asian Americans in Higher Education: Unheard Voices is a unique and historical book. Asian Americans are often portrayed as “model minority,” yet their personal and educational experiences are often unheard. In this book, 10 Asian American educators and scholars present realistic pictures of America’s higher education using personal narratives. The contributors in this book come from different regions and teach in different colleges and universities; and coincidentally, they all endure the “outsider” category formerly as students and now as professors and leaders. This “outsider” status can be emotionally overwhelming and psychologically unnerving. This status hampers opportunities for Asian Americans to grow and maximize their fullest potential. Though they develop different strategies to address their “outsider” label, it does not make it comfortable. But, time and time again, they have proven that they can succeed! In this technological age, we must value unending truths as we educate ourselves and others. We hope that this book will be an educational and informational resource for students, administrators, and faculty in higher education and also educational policy makers and stakeholders.

Book The Rise of Chinese American Leaders in U S  Higher Education  Stories and Roadmaps

Download or read book The Rise of Chinese American Leaders in U S Higher Education Stories and Roadmaps written by Honggang Yang and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2024-01-22 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of stories and reflections that represent Chinese American leaders and depict their tortuous journeys in U.S. higher education that comes at a critical point in time. Many books have been devoted to academic leadership, but this volume uniquely focuses on subjects most relevant to Chinese Americans. We live at a time that not only witnesses an increase in Chinese American leaders on U.S. campuses but also mounting incidents of discriminatory treatment of this group. This book showcases 36 stories and reflections from past, present, and future leaders, including the five previously published stories. They represent leaders holding different ideological values in various academic fields, positions, stages of careers, professional trajectories, generations, Chinese ethnic groups, and geographical locations. The Rise of Chinese American Leaders in U.S. Higher Education makes a valuable contribution to the body of literature that has assisted countless academic leaders in navigating their careers, bringing to the forefront a distinct group of academic leaders who have been underrepresented.

Book Asian Americans in Higher Education and at Work

Download or read book Asian Americans in Higher Education and at Work written by Jayjia Hsia and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1988 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What drives Asian American youth to pursue excellence in higher education so relentlessly? This volume investigates the motivations, abilities, and achievements of the so called educational "model minority" from native born, fourth generation Japanese Americans to newly arrived Southeast Asian refugees. The educational performance of Asian Americans is one of today's fastest growing minority groups enrolled in higher education programs. This unique resource integrates empirical data from national testing programs, longitudinal studies and academic and extracurricular records along with the higher educational and career aspirations reported by Asian American students. It is the definitive guide for social scientists and educators by informing them of the reliability and validity of standard admissions tests for assessing the potential of Asian Americans students and their subgroups for success in higher education and careers.

Book Focusing on the Underserved

Download or read book Focusing on the Underserved written by Sam D. Museus and published by IAP. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent discussions and dissemination of information regarding the rapid growth of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) across our nation are creating some awareness among administrators and educators in higher education institutions regarding the extensive diversity of AAPIs, the struggles of some AAPI populations in pursuing and succeeding in higher education, and the lack of support for their educational success. National discourse on AAPIs among educators, policymakers and AAPI communities underscores the need for more research—including more relevant research—that can inform policy and practice that will enhance educational opportunities for AAPIs who are underserved in higher education. The book focuses on diverse topics, many of which do not appear in the current literature. The chapters are authored by an array of distinguished and emerging scholars and professionals at various universities and colleges across the nation. The authors, whose insights are invaluable in understanding the diverse issues and characteristics that affect the educational success of underserved AAPI students, and they represent the ethnicities and cultures of Cambodian, Chinese, Guamanian/Chamorro, Filipino, Hispanic, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Native Hawaiian, Okinawan, Samoan, Vietnamese, and multiracial Americans. The authors not only integrate theoretical concepts, statistical analyses, and historical events, but they also merge theory and practice to advocate for social justice for AAPIs and other underrepresented and underserved ethnic minority groups in higher education.

Book Asian American Leaders in Higher Education

Download or read book Asian American Leaders in Higher Education written by Julie Marianne Wong and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Asian American Achievement Paradox

Download or read book The Asian American Achievement Paradox written by Jennifer Lee and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asian Americans are often stereotyped as the “model minority.” Their sizeable presence at elite universities and high household incomes have helped construct the narrative of Asian American “exceptionalism.” While many scholars and activists characterize this as a myth, pundits claim that Asian Americans’ educational attainment is the result of unique cultural values. In The Asian American Achievement Paradox, sociologists Jennifer Lee and Min Zhou offer a compelling account of the academic achievement of the children of Asian immigrants. Drawing on in-depth interviews with the adult children of Chinese immigrants and Vietnamese refugees and survey data, Lee and Zhou bridge sociology and social psychology to explain how immigration laws, institutions, and culture interact to foster high achievement among certain Asian American groups. For the Chinese and Vietnamese in Los Angeles, Lee and Zhou find that the educational attainment of the second generation is strikingly similar, despite the vastly different socioeconomic profiles of their immigrant parents. Because immigration policies after 1965 favor individuals with higher levels of education and professional skills, many Asian immigrants are highly educated when they arrive in the United States. They bring a specific “success frame,” which is strictly defined as earning a degree from an elite university and working in a high-status field. This success frame is reinforced in many local Asian communities, which make resources such as college preparation courses and tutoring available to group members, including their low-income members. While the success frame accounts for part of Asian Americans’ high rates of achievement, Lee and Zhou also find that institutions, such as public schools, are crucial in supporting the cycle of Asian American achievement. Teachers and guidance counselors, for example, who presume that Asian American students are smart, disciplined, and studious, provide them with extra help and steer them toward competitive academic programs. These institutional advantages, in turn, lead to better academic performance and outcomes among Asian American students. Yet the expectations of high achievement come with a cost: the notion of Asian American success creates an “achievement paradox” in which Asian Americans who do not fit the success frame feel like failures or racial outliers. While pundits ascribe Asian American success to the assumed superior traits intrinsic to Asian culture, Lee and Zhou show how historical, cultural, and institutional elements work together to confer advantages to specific populations. An insightful counter to notions of culture based on stereotypes, The Asian American Achievement Paradox offers a deft and nuanced understanding how and why certain immigrant groups succeed.

Book Transformative Practices for Minority Student Success

Download or read book Transformative Practices for Minority Student Success written by Dina C. Maramba and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-03 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 2000 and 2015 the Asian American Pacific Islander population grew from nearly 12 million to over 20 million--at 72% percent recording the fastest growth rate of any major ethnic and racial group in the US.This book, the first to focus wholly on Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Institutions (AANAPISIs) and their students, offers a corrective to misconceptions about these populations and documents student services and leadership programs, innovative pedagogies, models of community engagement, and collaborations across academic and student affairs that have transformed student outcomes.The contributors stress the importance of disaggregating this population that is composed of over 40 ethnic groups that vary in immigrant histories, languages, religion, educational attainment levels, and socioeconomic status. This book recognizes there is a large population of underserved Asian American and Pacific Islander college students who, given their educational disparities, are in severe need of attention. The contributors describe effective practices that enable instructors to validate the array of students’ specific backgrounds and circumstances within the contexts of developing such skills as writing, leadership and cross-cultural communication for their class cohorts as a whole. They demonstrate that paying attention to the diversity of student experiences in the teaching environment enriches the learning for all. The timeliness of this volume is important because of the keen interest across the nation for creating equitable environments for our increasingly diverse students.This book serves as an important resource for predominantly white institutions who are admitting greater numbers of API and other underrepresented students. It also offers models for other minority serving institutions who face similar complexities of multiple national or ethnic groups within their populations, provides ideas and inspiration for the AANAPISI community, and guidance for institutions considering applying for AANAPISI status and funding. This book is for higher education administrators, faculty, researchers, student affairs practitioners, who can learn from AANAPISIs how to successfully engage and teach students with widely differing cultural backgrounds and educational circumstances.

Book Asian Pacific American Women in Higher Education

Download or read book Asian Pacific American Women in Higher Education written by Shirley Hune and published by Association of American Colleges & Universities. This book was released on 1998 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines the literature on the status of Asian Pacific American (APA) women and is based on a review of research studies, campus climate and diversity reports, focus group and individual interviews representing a range of colleges and universities, and the author's own observations in academe over two decades. The report finds that APA women have demonstrated significant increases in bachelor's, master's, and first-professional degrees over the past decade but continue to lag behind male counterparts. The report also finds that APA women are underrepresented in many fields of study at all degree levels, in doctoral studies, as faculty, and at higher levels of academic administration; that many APA women find an inhospitable campus climate; that they are evaluated differently and lack a sense of community with their colleagues; and that APA professional staff cite invisibility and marginalization. The report notes that the "model minority" stereotype penalizes APA women by assuming they do not need academic or professional guidance and support, and that class and cultural biases reinforce APA women as "outsiders" in academe. Part 1 of this report presents an "Overview of Asian Pacific Americans"; Part 2 considers "Stereotypes, Biases, and Obstacles; and Part 3 focuses on "Asian Pacific American Women and the Academy." (Contains 27 references.) (DB)

Book The Relevance of Asian Americans   Pacific Islanders in the College Completion Agenda

Download or read book The Relevance of Asian Americans Pacific Islanders in the College Completion Agenda written by National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE) and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE), consisting of a national commission, research advisory group, and research team at New York University, aims to provoke thoughtful and actionable discussions about the mobility and educational opportunities for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) in America's education system. With this charge, the CARE Project works toward three primary goals: (1) conducting applied research that addresses the exclusion and misrepresentation of AAPIs in the broader discourse on America's commitment to equity and social justice; (2) documenting the relevance of AAPIs to national higher education research and policy priorities; and (3) offering solutions and strategies to inform the work of key constituents, such as researchers, policymakers, institutional leaders, and the civil rights community. In this report, CARE focuses most intently on the relevance of the AAPI population to the national college completion agenda, which is undeniably significant for today's higher education reform effort. With this issue in mind, their research is guided by four propositions about education and social change. First, they argue that policy matters: it dictates funding priorities, resource usage, and federal, state, and local involvement in educational efforts. Second, they assert that institutions matter: what colleges and universities "do" with funding and resources has a tremendous impact on student success. Third, research matters: policymakers and institutional administrators need accurate, disaggregated data that present the real assets and needs of college students and their families. Finally, strategic action matters: now, more than ever, there is a strong public interest in institutional accountability. CARE is interested in identifying and studying areas of program effectiveness relative to the AAPI population to inform policymaking decisions. They challenge funders, policymakers, and higher education leadership to account for AAPI assets and needs when developing and/or building upon programs and policies. At the crossroads of domestic policies and competition in the global arena is the AAPI population, a national asset and opportunity to heed the call for a greater investment in diversity throughout the pathways, from education to the workforce. Data Source and Methodology are appended. (Contains 8 figures, 3 tables, 3 footnotes, and 35 endnotes.).

Book Raising Voices  Lifting Leaders

Download or read book Raising Voices Lifting Leaders written by Gailda Pitre Davis and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bridging Research and Practice to Support Asian American Students

Download or read book Bridging Research and Practice to Support Asian American Students written by Dina C. Maramba and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible yet comprehensive guide to understanding and working with Asian American college students--a diverse but often misunderstood population on college campuses. Linking theory and research with practice, this volume covers a range of topics that influence Asian American college student experiences, including: student and identity development, psychological health, religion and spirituality, academic and career issues, engagement and activism. The volume ends with an extensive list of resources and critical questions for readers to reflect on themselves, their departments, and their institutions to help better understand and appropriately serve Asian American students. This is the 160th volume of this Jossey-Bass higher education quarterly series. An indispensable resource for vice presidents of student affairs, deans of students, student counselors, and other student services professionals, New Directions for Student Services offers guidelines and programs for aiding students in their total development: emotional, social, physical, and intellectual.

Book The Asian American and Pacific Islander Higher Education Leadership Experience in California s Four year Universities

Download or read book The Asian American and Pacific Islander Higher Education Leadership Experience in California s Four year Universities written by Cirian Villavicencio and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the United States as well as in California, relatively few Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) serve in leadership positions in four-year universities. This research uses a qualitative phenomenological approach that examines the lived experiences of AAPI administrators in four-year public and private higher education institutions in California. The purpose of this study is to investigate these leaders’ lived experiences while attempting to understand their observations of the sociocultural challenges and institutional barriers of the higher education leadership pipeline. Twelve California four-year university higher education administrators participated in this study. Participants discussed the importance of mentors and supporters, having the right skill set, and being in the right place at the right time that helped them enter and/or advance through the leadership pipeline. Participants also discussed being a role model, supporting the mission of higher education to educate and elevate society, and a desire to make the world a better place as the key motivators that influenced them to choose higher education as a career. Participants shared how their cultural values of integrity, humility, collectivism, and impartiality, coupled with hard work, helped them to become caring and successful leaders. Lastly, participants spoke about increasing the number of AAPIs in higher education administrative leadership. They suggested that it requires expanded leadership program development; continued meaningful relationships with mentors; intentionally promoting and advocating for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives on campus; and reforming the hiring process to adapt more equity-minded principles.

Book Transformative Practices for Minority Student Success

Download or read book Transformative Practices for Minority Student Success written by Dina C. Maramba and published by Stylus Publishing (VA). This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 2000 and 2015 the Asian American Pacific Islander population grew from nearly 12 million to over 20 million--at 72% percent recording the fastest growth rate of any major ethnic and racial group in the US. This book, the first to focus wholly on Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Institutions (AANAPISIs) and their students, offers a corrective to misconceptions about these populations and documents student services and leadership programs, innovative pedagogies, models of community engagement, and collaborations across academic and student affairs that have transformed student outcomes. The contributors stress the importance of disaggregating this population that is composed of over 40 ethnic groups that vary in immigrant histories, languages, religion, educational attainment levels, and socioeconomic status. This book recognizes there is a large population of underserved Asian American and Pacific Islander college students who, given their educational disparities, are in severe need of attention. The contributors describe effective practices that enable instructors to validate the array of students' specific backgrounds and circumstances within the contexts of developing such skills as writing, leadership and cross-cultural communication for their class cohorts as a whole. They demonstrate that paying attention to the diversity of student experiences in the teaching environment enriches the learning for all. The timeliness of this volume is important because of the keen interest across the nation for creating equitable environments for our increasingly diverse students. This book serves as an important resource for predominantly white institutions who are admitting greater numbers of API and other underrepresented students. It also offers models for other minority serving institutions who face similar complexities of multiple national or ethnic groups within their populations, provides ideas and inspiration for the AANAPISI community, and guidance for institutions considering applying for AANAPISI status and funding. This book is for higher education administrators, faculty, researchers, student affairs practitioners, who can learn from AANAPISIs how to successfully engage and teach students with widely differing cultural backgrounds and educational circumstances.