TY - JOUR
T1 - Complicating the image of model minority success
T2 - A review of southeast asian american education
AU - Ngo, Bic
AU - Lee, Stacey J.
PY - 2007/12
Y1 - 2007/12
N2 - Similar to other Asian American students, Southeast Asian American students are often stereotyped by the popular press as hardworking and high-achieving model minorities. On the other hand, Southeast Asian American youth are also depicted as low-achieving high school dropouts involved in gangs. The realities of academic performance and persistence among Southeast Asian American students are far more complex than either image suggests. This article explores the various explanations for the struggles, successes, and educational experiences of Southeast Asian students. To highlight differences across ethnic groups, we review the literature on each Southeast Asian ethnic group separately and examine the successes and continuing struggles facing firstand second-generation Vietnamese American, Cambodian American, Hmong American, and Lao American students in the United States.
AB - Similar to other Asian American students, Southeast Asian American students are often stereotyped by the popular press as hardworking and high-achieving model minorities. On the other hand, Southeast Asian American youth are also depicted as low-achieving high school dropouts involved in gangs. The realities of academic performance and persistence among Southeast Asian American students are far more complex than either image suggests. This article explores the various explanations for the struggles, successes, and educational experiences of Southeast Asian students. To highlight differences across ethnic groups, we review the literature on each Southeast Asian ethnic group separately and examine the successes and continuing struggles facing firstand second-generation Vietnamese American, Cambodian American, Hmong American, and Lao American students in the United States.
KW - Academic achievement
KW - Cambodian American education
KW - Hmong American education
KW - Lao American education
KW - Model minority
KW - Southeast Asian American education
KW - Vietnamese American education
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U2 - 10.3102/0034654307309918
DO - 10.3102/0034654307309918
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:37049019894
SN - 0034-6543
VL - 77
SP - 415
EP - 453
JO - Review of Educational Research
JF - Review of Educational Research
IS - 4
ER -