The rosy picture that Asian-American youth are academic successes by almost any gauge does not in fact hold true for many Asian-American students. These students, who make up 7.3 percent of the population of the public schools, are dropping out at a disturbing rate, and those who remain in school face an array of problems such as harassment from their peers, classes that are inappropriate for their achievement levels, language and cultural conflicts, and educators who ignore their problems because they expect Asian children to be perfect. The Asian-American community and the Chancellor of the New York City Board of Education established a Task Force to study the needs of Asian-American students. The following were identified as areas that most heavily affect the education of Asian-American children: (1) human resources; (2) program development in curriculum and guidance services; and (3) parent involvement. Schools at present are not adequately staffed, nor are the existing staff adequately trained to adapt teaching or counseling to the values and experiences of Asian students. Current school programs do not bridge the differences between values of Asian countries and those of the United States, and parents have not been effectively targeted to encourage their active involvement in their children's education. (Contains 38 references.) (Author/SLD)