Gives a profile of the Asian population in America and its role in education. Discusses the growing demand for bilingual Asian teachers and the evolution of native and second-language performance through the generations. Concludes that Asian immigrant teachers meet the needs of the district, the community, the students, and the entire educational…

Asian-Americans, who have traditionally shied away from political activity or have focused efforts more narrowly, are emerging in California as a workable political force in a statewide lobbying organization. (MSE)

Notes that during the first decade of the century, Chinese women began their fight for emancipation with the help of a few male reformists and the first women journalists. (FL)

Reviews the empirical and theoretical literature on the career development of Asian Americans. (Author)

An examination of approved California state textbooks showed that the majority of the books fail to reflect the past or present realities of the Asian American experience. None of the books reviewed did an adequate job of integrating the experience of Asian Americans. (RM)

The author critiques secondary-level print and nonprint materials about Southeast Asia. (Author/RM)

Explores the use of simulation and role playing activities to teach students about lifestyles, ideologies, and political relationships in Asia. A short-term role playing technique and a long-term foreign policy simulation are described. (Author/DB)

Previous research indicated that immigrant generational status has significant impact on the educational achievement of Asian American students. However, no study has been conducted on the consistency and variability of the impact in different subject areas across different grade levels. This study identified 950 Asian American high school…

This paper analyzes a school district conference panel discussion to illustrate how culture is an interactionally emergent construct and identity is performatively achieved through struggles to position the self and other in socially meaningful ways. In the interaction between the panel of Asian American teens and the audience of teachers,…

An exhibit, "Common Ground: The Heart of Community," tells the story of Japanese Americans in the United States as an example of a vibrant ethnic group that survived hard times and continue to stay together. The exhibit is housed in the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) in Los Angeles (California). This paper describes and…

The articles in this anthology address the complex subject of interethnic relations and Asian American politics, transcending ideas of Asian Americans as the model minority. The articles are: (1) "Opening the American Mind and Body: The Role of Asian American Studies" (Shirley Hume); (2) "Surviving Democracy's 'Mistake":…

The National Library of Australia has a small but interesting collection of rare books and manuscripts. These collections are the legacy of a remarkable period of growth in the library's history. Strengths are greatest in British and European materials, particularly from the 18th century. The present collecting activities of the library are…

This handbook integrates descriptions and evaluations of current psychological research on all ethnic subgroups of Asian Americans, providing insights into the diverse and varied nature of Asian American cultures. Following a Foreword by Dick Suinn, the chapters are: (1) "An Overview" (Lee C. Lee); (2) "Research Methods: The Construct Validity of…

In reviewing "Missionaries and Education in Bengal 1793-1837" by M. A. Laird, which relates the efforts of Christian missionaries to educational policy, the author applauds Laird's descriptive achievement but is disappointed by his isolation of education from its context in Indian history. (JH)

Author analyzes the plural society of Southeast Asia and tests the theory of the British colonial administrator, J. S. Furnivall, that with the removal of colonial rule, pluralism would decline and the society would return to peace and harmony. (Author/RK)