The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) populationcontinues to obfuscate the discourse on diversity and highereducation institutions. The historical and contemporary experiencesof AAPIs in higher education clearly indicate that their presencehas influenced and reinforced the importance of diversity ineducational environments. To contextualize AAPIs’participation in postsecondary education, this monographprovides:
* A historical overview of the 'model minority’stereotype
* The affirmative action debate and AAPIs
* Their involvement in the education pipeline
* A discussion of their experiences in college.
Implications for future research, practice, and policy arefurther discussed. Educators, administrators, faculty, policymakers, and researchers who are concerned with diversity issues andthe AAPI population will find this monograph an engaging andvaluable resource.
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Executive Summary vii
Foreword ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1
Chapter Summaries and Outline 3
Defining 'Asian American’ 5
Research Literature on Race and Asian America 8
Limitations of the Review and Analysis 11
Historical Overview of the Model Minority Concept 13
Are Asian Americans Considered Racial Minorities in Higher Education? 13
The Various Shades of the Yellow Peril 15
The Modern 'Model Minority’ Emerges 18
The Model Minority Goes to School 22
Asian Americans and the Educational Pipeline: Tenuous Citizenship 31
Asian American Access to the Educational Pipeline 34
Higher Education and Segregation 38
Asian American Demands for Equal Representation in Higher Education 40
Affirmative Action and Asian American Admissions 49
Affirmative Action Defined 49
Affirmative Action Toward the Turn of the Century: (Re)Defining Merit 52
Negative Action Versus Affirmative Action 56
The Model Minority Goes to Court: The Impact of Bakke, Gratz, Grutter, and Fisher 58
Affirmative Action in Contemporary Asian America 61
Potential Implications of the Fisher Ruling 67
Influential Factors in the Asian American and Pacific Islander College Student Experience 69
Campus Climate 70
Identity Development 73
Family and Intergenerational Concerns 76
Mental Health 78
Leadership and Involvement 81
College Choice 82
Community College 85
The Emergence of Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs) 88
Conclusions and Recommendations 95
Recommendations for Future Research: Purposeful Disaggregationof Data 96
Multiracial AAPIs 97
Research Beyond the Model Minority 98
Implications for Policy 98
Implications for Practice 99
Challenges Looming on the Horizon: Conflation of AAPI College Students and Asian International Undergraduates 101
Concluding Thoughts 105
References 107
Name Index 123
Subject Index 129
About the Authors 135
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YOON K. PAK is an associate professor of education policy, organization, and leadership and Asian American studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
DINA C. MARAMBA is an associate professor of student affairs administration and affiliate faculty in Asian and Asian Americans studies at the state University of New York at Binghamton.
XAVIER J. HERNANDEZ is a Ph D student in the Department of Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.