2007
DOI: 10.3102/0091732x07300046095
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Chapter 4 Contesting the Model Minority and Perpetual Foreigner Stereotypes: A Critical Review of Literature on Asian Americans in Education

Abstract: T he Asian American 1 presence in schools, as captured by cartoonist Garry Trudeau here, has a compelling grasp on the public imagination. Scholars (Dong, 1995;Wu, 2002) have utilized the pointed cartoon strip to emphasize the criticality of understanding how insidious and pervasive is the myth of Asian Americans as model minorities, especially in education. The Asian American model minority image is alluring yet troubling. On one hand, the supposed academic achievement of Asian Americans is used as a beacon t… Show more

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“…Asian American literature has highlighted the importance of examining the contextual factors that influence the career choices of Asian Americans (Fouad & Bryars-Winston, 2005;Tang, 2002;Ng, Lee, & Pak, 2007). Therefore, it is important to better understand how career theories can utilize these contextual factors to inform the conceptualization of career development process.…”
Section: Career Theory and Asian American Career Developmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Asian American literature has highlighted the importance of examining the contextual factors that influence the career choices of Asian Americans (Fouad & Bryars-Winston, 2005;Tang, 2002;Ng, Lee, & Pak, 2007). Therefore, it is important to better understand how career theories can utilize these contextual factors to inform the conceptualization of career development process.…”
Section: Career Theory and Asian American Career Developmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In addition to hard labor, such as working the mines or railroads, they were also found in occupations, such as laundry washers, gardeners, and cooks. These occupations were often accessible for Chinese immigrants as they posed little occupational desirability to the dominant Caucasian male population (Min, 2006 In the late 20 th century, the image of the average Asian American started to change around the time of the Civil Rights movement (Ng, Lee, & Pak, 2007). The…”
Section: Contextual Influences In Career Developmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
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