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Lee, Courtland C., Ed. – American Counseling Association, 2019
With an emphasis on direct application to practice, this graduate-level text offers strategies for working with diverse client groups in a variety of settings. Introductory chapters build a foundation for cross-cultural counseling with discussions on current theory, the ongoing pursuit of multicultural competence, and the complexities of…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Cultural Differences, Counseling Theories, Cultural Awareness
Ong, Paul M., Ed. – 2000
The papers in this collection respond to the importance of race in U.S. society by providing a comprehensive, multidisciplinary empirical analysis of the diverse ways in which Asian Pacific Americans are redefining and transforming contemporary U.S. race relations. Following a preface by Don T. Nakanishi and J. D. Hokoyama, the chapters are: (1)…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Cultural Awareness, Hate Crime, Pacific Americans
Hing, Bill Ong, Ed.; Lee, Ronald, Ed. – 1996
This book responds to public interest in immigration issues by providing a comprehensive empirical analysis of contemporary Asian Pacific American immigration experience. It focuses on four highly significant, but largely misunderstood, aspects of the contemporary Asian Pacific experience: patterns of demographic growth and diversification; high…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Demography, Economic Factors
Park, Clara C., Ed.; Goodwin, A. Lin, Ed.; Lee, Stacey J., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2003
This anthology is the second volume in a series sponsored by the Special Interest Group-Research on the education of Asian and Pacific Americans (SIG-REAPA) of the American Educational Research Association and California Association for Asian and Pacific American Education. The series intends to be a national voice for the education of Asian and…
Descriptors: Pacific Americans, Asian American Students, Educational Research, Ethnicity
Leon, David, Ed. – JAI Press, 2005
A largely unseen phenomenon is shaping the direction of higher education today: the growth of leadership programs. These programs are hidden ladders that help the talented move up toward university presidencies. Their number and importance are rapidly increasing, and they will more and more determine who makes decisions in higher education. More…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Higher Education, Leadership, Hispanic Americans
Leonard, George J., Ed.; Rosenblum, Diane, Ed.; Leonard, Robert, Ed.; Feldman, Amy, Ed.; Kohn, Stefanie, Ed. – 1999
This book presents a collection of articles on the diverse history of Asian Pacific American heritage. Part 1, "Fundamentals," includes "Reading Asian Characters in English" (Leonard); (2) "Characters: The Asian Ideogram Systems" (Leonard); (3) "Asian Naming Systems" (Leonard); and (4) "The 'Model Minority' Discourse" (Niiya). Part 2, "The Family…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Asian History, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences
Chu-Chang, Mae, Ed.; Rodriguez, Victor, Ed. – 1983
The articles in this book together provide a state-of-the-art review of bilingual education research specifically dealing with Asian and Pacific Americans. Following an introduction by Mae Chu-Chang, chapters are grouped into 3 sections. In Section I, "Bilingual and Biliteracy Acquisition," works include (1) "The Basic Grammatical Structures of…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Measurement
Christensen, Kathee M., Ed.; Delgado, Gilbert L., Ed. – 1993
This book considers, from both educational and cultural perspectives, the needs of children with deafness from African American, American Indian, Hispanic, and Asian/Pacific Island families. The text calls for a child-centered curriculum based on a fundamental acceptance of differences in communication and interpretation. Section I presents the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students, Cultural Differences
Nakanishi, Don T., Ed.; Nishida, Tina Yamano, Ed. – 1995
In recent years a body of research has begun to emerge to document, analyze, and offer practical suggestions and policy-oriented recommendations on the contemporary and historical educational experiences and issues of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Among the many factors that contributed to the prior neglect of these issues was the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian Americans, Cultural Differences, Educational Experience
California Univ., Los Angeles. Asian American Studies Center. – 1993
Nineteen chapters consider major public policy implications for demographic projections of the Asian Pacific American population to the year 2020. A preface by D. T. Nakanishi and J. D. Hokoyama introduces the studies. Policy recommendations from the Asian American Public Policy Institute follow, recommending multiculturalism and intracultural…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Civil Rights, Cultural Awareness, Demography
Li, Guofang, Ed.; Beckett, Gulbahar H., Ed. – Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2006
No less than other minorities, Asian women scholars are confronted with racial discrimination and stereotyping as well as disrespect for their research, teaching, and leadership, and are underrepresented in academia. In the face of such barriers, many Asian female scholars have developed strategies to survive and thrive. This book is among the…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Asian Americans, Pacific Americans, Higher Education
Waggoner, Dorothy – 1991
This book presents the findings of a study of the demography of high school dropouts using a special analysis model applied to 1980 census results and other published data. The study sought to place findings in the context of the trends in national educational attainment in the second half of the 20th century. Data were categorized and analyzed in…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students, Demography
Lynch, Eleanor W., Ed.; Hanson, Marci J., Ed. – 1992
This book is a guide for early intervention practitioners who are working with families from diverse cultural backgrounds, which aims to help users to develop cross-cultural skills. The volume is organized into three parts. Part I provides an introduction to issues surrounding working with families from diverse backgrounds. Part II, the core of…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, At Risk Persons, Cross Cultural Training
Trueba, Henry T.; And Others – 1993
Case studies and episodes are presented that indicate the adjustment of Asian American language minority students to the mainstream U.S. culture. Chapter 1 places the study in the context of macro- and micro-ethnographic research on immigrant and minority educational achievement. Chapter 2 compiles demographic data and background on each major…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian American Students, Asian Americans, Case Studies
Chunn, Jay C., II, Ed.; And Others – 1983
Representing a collective effort by scholars belonging to four ethnic minority groups in the United States (Blacks, Asian and Pacific Americans, American Indians, and Hispanic Americans), this book discusses training, curriculum, and research needs in the education of students who intend to enter the mental health professions and work with these…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Cultural Influences
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