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OverviewThe American Dream of success for many Asian Americans includes the highest levels of education. But what does it mean to live that success? In Straight A's Asian American students at Harvard reflect on their common experiences with discrimination, immigrant communities, their relationships to their Asian heritage, and their place in the university. They also explore the difficulties of living up to family expectations and the real-world effects of the ""model minority"" stereotype. While many of the issues they face are familiar to a wide swath of college students, their examinations of race, ethnicity, gender and sexuality, and culture directly speak to the Asian American experience in U.S. higher education. Unique and revealing, intimate and unreserved, Straight A's furthers the conversation about immigrant histories, racial and ethnic stereotypes, and multiculturalism in contemporary American society. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Christine R. Yano , Neal K. Adolph AkatsukaPublisher: Duke University Press Imprint: Duke University Press Weight: 0.499kg ISBN: 9781478000105ISBN 10: 1478000104 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 27 August 2018 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsOffers fascinating insights into the nature of academic achievement and the American Dream. -- Matthew Reisz * Times Higher * Offers powerful insights into what today's Asian American students may feel, perceive, and experience within their circles and communities. -- Raymond Pun * Booklist * Offers powerful insights into what today's Asian American students may feel, perceive, and experience within their circles and communities. --Raymond Pun Booklist (06/01/2018) Offers powerful insights into what today's Asian American students may feel, perceive, and experience within their circles and communities. -- Raymond Pun * Booklist * Author InformationChristine R. Yano is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Hawai‘i. Neal K. Adolph Akatsuka is Coordinator of Publications and Programs at the Mahindra Humanities Center, Harvard University. The Asian American Collective: Joan Zhang (head), Claudine Cho, Amy Chyao, Shannen Kim, Brooke Nowakowski McCallum, Min-Woo Park, Lee Ann Song, Helen Zhao Contributors: Josephine Kim, Franklin Odo, Jeannie Park Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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