Burlington Public Library MA

Straight A's, Asian American college students in their own words, Christine R. Yano and Neal K. Adolph Akatsuka, editors ; in collaboration with the Asian American Collective (AAC) ; with contributions by Josephine Kim, Franklin Odo, and Jeannie Park

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Straight A's

bibliography

1010584660

Christine R. Yano and Neal K. Adolph Akatsuka, editors ; in collaboration with the Asian American Collective (AAC) ; with contributions by Josephine Kim, Franklin Odo, and Jeannie Park

Asian American college students in their own words

"The 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." -- Amazon.com

Foreword / Franklin Odo -- Introduction : tiger tales and their tellings / Christine R. Yano -- Family and class -- Race -- Sexuality and gender -- Intimacy -- Mental health -- Organizations -- Extracurricular activities -- Conclusion : straightness and its consequences / Christine R. Yano -- Reflection: one alum's perspective / Jeannie Park -- Afterword / Josephine Kim

Asian American college students in their own words