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Chinese-American and Japanese-American college students' perceptions and attitudes: Asian heritage in contact with the American cultural environment

Dorosheff, Donald Henry

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Title
Chinese-American and Japanese-American college students' perceptions and attitudes: Asian heritage in contact with the American cultural environment
Author(s)
Dorosheff, Donald Henry
Issue Date
1990
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
  • Gottlieb, Alma J.
  • Weller, Charles
Department of Study
  • Education, Bilingual and Multicultural
  • Education, Guidance and Counseling
  • Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies
Discipline
  • Education, Bilingual and Multicultural
  • Education, Guidance and Counseling
  • Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
  • Education, Bilingual and Multicultural
  • Education, Guidance and Counseling
  • Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies
Language
eng
Abstract
  • "Ten Chinese American and ten Japanese American students were interviewed individually and in a group setting to record their perceptions regarding conflicts between their Asian heritage and the American environment. This qualitative study recorded the conflicting perceptions which illustrate the difference between Asian American experiences and those of white Americans. The significant differences found were differentiation based on physiognomy, stereotyping based on generalizations of ""model minority,"" and racism from negative perceptions of ""those Orientals."""
  • "But Asian American students also referred to a unique and beneficial position from American cultural influence combined with their Asian heritage. They acknowledged an ""ability to see both sides $\...$ the benefit of knowing two cultures."""
  • This study recorded accounts which describe the experiences of these situations in the voices of Chinese American and Japanese American university students. These descriptions produce a realistic picture of the current Asian American experience and provide an experiential expression through the interview transcripts.
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text
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Copyright 1990 Dorosheff, Donald Henry

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