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The Asian American Achievement Paradox by JENIFFER LEE is professor of sociology at the University of California, Irvine. MIN ZHOU is professor of sociology at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore & the University of California, Los Angeles. is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Asian American Achievement Paradox about?

Asian Americans are often stereotyped as the model minority. Their sizeable presence at elite universities and high household incomes have helped construct the narrative of Asian American exceptionalism. While many scholars and activists characterize this as a myth, pundits claim that Asian Americans educational attainment is the result of unique cultural values. In The Asian American Achievement Paradox , sociologists Jennifer Lee and Min Zhou offer a compelling account of the academic achievement of the children of Asian immigrants. Drawing on in-depth interviews with the adult children of Chinese immigrants and Vietnamese refugees and survey data, Lee and Zhou bridge sociology and social psychology to explain how immigration laws, institutions, and culture interact to foster high achievement among certain Asian American groups. For the Chinese and Vietnamese in Los Angeles, Lee and Zhou find that the educational attainment of the second generation is strikingly similar, despite the vastly different socioeconomic profiles of their immigrant parents. Because immigration policies after 1965 favor individuals with higher levels of education and professional skills, many Asian immig

Who reads The Asian American Achievement Paradox?

Author

JENIFFER LEE is professor of sociology at the University of California, Irvine. MIN ZHOU is professor of sociology at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore & the University of California, Los Angeles.

Publisher

Russell Sage Foundation

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9780871545473

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Philosophy, Sociology

Rating

3.9 / 5 (35 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14