"We are eggrolls and hotdogs" : mixed race Asians at the University of Pennsylvania / Amy L. Miller.

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Miller, Amy L., author.

Contributor:

Gasman, Marybeth, degree supervisor, degree committee member.

Herring, April, degree committee member.

Tiao, Ann, degree committee member.

University of Pennsylvania. Higher Education, degree granting institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Penn dissertations--Education.

Education--Penn dissertations.

Penn dissertations--Higher Education.

Higher Education--Penn dissertations.

Local Subjects:

Penn dissertations--Education.

Education--Penn dissertations.

Penn dissertations--Higher Education.

Higher Education--Penn dissertations.

Physical Description:

vii, 140 leaves ; 29 cm

Production:

[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] : University of Pennsylvania, 2016.

Summary:

The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the identity development of mixed race Asian students, also known as Hapas, and the influence of college environments of their perceptions of self. More specifically, this study will use Narrative Inquiry to gain insight into the lives and experiences of 20 Hapa students at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn). In order to uncover the shared experience of Hapas on this college campus and to discern any specific activities or aspects of university life that contributed to their identity development while at Penn, I conducted 20 one-on-one interviews. I also conducted one focus group with 8 of the participants in order to observe the interactions between the students. This topic is relevant to student affairs administrators and faculty because of the rapidly changing demographics in the United States. Some projections estimate that by 2050, mixed race Asian people will represent the largest Asian constituency in the country, thus potentially changing the face of our campuses.

Notes:

Ed. D. University of Pennsylvania 2016.

Department: Higher Education.

Supervisor: Marybeth Gasman.

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

988168018