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Download full textBhattacharyya, Srilata – 2001
This paper investigates factors influencing the emergence of a new ethnic identity for Asian Americans, replete with academic achievement and professional success. While Asian Americans were once considered "unassimilable heathens," they have been transformed from "cruel, enemy aliens" to "industrious, quiet, law-abiding…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affirmative Action, Asian Americans, Cultural Differences
