Asian American education : acculturation, literacy development, and learning / edited by Clara C. Park ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Park, Clara C., 1944-

Series:

Research on the education of Asian and Pacific Americans.

Research on the education of Asian and Pacific Americans

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asian Americans--Education.

Asian Americans.

Asian Americans--Social conditions.

Acculturation--United States.

Acculturation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 p.)

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, N.C. : IAP, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Plaintext description.

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""Contents ""; ""Preface ""; ""Chapter 1. Americanization Against Academics: Racial Contexts and Lao American Youths in a New Hampshire High School""; ""Chapter 2. Burmese Refugees' Narratives of Cultural Change ""; ""Chapter 3. Journey of Language: U.S. Korean Youth's? Life Histories and Language Experiences""; ""Chapter 4. Hmong Home-School Relations: Hmong Parents and Professionals Speak Out""; ""Chapter 5. Home Environment and Literacy Engagement: A Case Study of a Vietnamese Family in America""

""Chapter 6. Breadth Versus Depth: The Treatment of Asian Americans in United States History Textbooks""""Chapter 7. Academically At-Risk English Language Learners of Chinese Background: A Pilot Study""; ""Chapter 8. Dialoging Internally: Participatory Learning in a Graduate Seminar""; ""Chapter 9. Factors Affecting Asian American Students Choosing a College Major""; ""About the Authors "

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611412401

9781281412409

1281412406

9781607526438

1607526433