A study of 78 Asian American and 66 African American students in a predominantly white research university found that while most believed in the importance of a role model, many did not have one. Many also did not feel their role models had to be from their own race. No evidence was found of role model effect on academic performance. (Author/MSE)

Examined impact of ethgender, combination of race and gender, on adolescent (n=18,612) self-esteem. Black and Hispanic males had highest global self-esteem; white and black males had highest public domain self-esteem. Asian and Native American females had lowest in both categories. Females (except blacks) had lower self-esteem than did males.…

Examines social relationships between African Americans and Asian Americans living in the same geographical area. Perceptions and the impact of these perceptions on intergroup interaction are examined. Possible cognitive processes linked to interethnic interaction are considered, as are behavioral responses to such cognition. (GR)

Questionnaire responses from 73 Asian and 255 Caucasian clients at a university counseling center compared rating of counseling helpfulness, counselor characteristics, and other reactions to counseling. The Asians rated counseling as less helpful for personal-emotional concerns, and rated their counselors as less competent than did the Caucasians.…

Provides a history of the introduction of Asian American studies into the general education curriculum at California State University, Hayward. Indicates that such programs must include a description of the diversity of the Asian American population, the history of Asian American studies, and a response to the "model minority"…

Since little is known about how career perceptions differ among ethnic and racial groups, the purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes, values, and beliefs of multicultural high school students toward their ideal careers. Implications of the findings for high school guidance counselors and educators are discussed and recommendations are…

Describes the organization and operation of an immigration social service agency in Garden City, Kansas, with attention to relations among the staff and between the staff and the Asian-American and Hispanic-American clientele. (DM)

Discusses a pilot study conducted to determine whether cooperative learning had a beneficial effect on the academic performance of minority students and subsequent enrollments in the elective courses in biochemistry and molecular biology. Minority students average GPA increased from 2.13 (n=39) to 2.96 (n=17). Enrollment in aforementioned courses…

Presents a lesson on the Gulf of Tonkin incident during the Vietnam War and the resulting Tonkin Gulf Resolution. Recommends using the resolution as a way of studying the war making powers of the U.S. presidency. Includes excerpts from the Tonkin Gulf Resolution as student readings. (CFR)

Researchers studied the predictive utility of the health belief model in relation to prevention of HIV infection among Asian-American college students. Surveys of 141 students indicated that perceived severity and barriers to preventive action were significant predictors of the adoption of HIV-preventive behaviors in that population. (SM)

Examines the relationship between gender, ethnicity, and self-esteem, based on responses to two questionnaires completed by nearly all seventh to twelfth graders in Colorado Springs. Findings are contradictory across groups but indicate overall that institutional racism and sexism result in lower self-esteem among minorities and females. (DM)

Asks how the Chinese Communist party's education policy can achieve the goal of socialist higher education. Examines a series of surveys of college graduates, dropouts, and current undergraduates taken April to October of 1986, and reports on survey results at various institutions on student attitudes, values, and commitment to party ideologies.…

Explores some of the dominant discursive models of Southeast Asians operative within academic and popular culture, and demonstrates how these models are taken up and responded to in school projects of adolescent Southeast Asian students in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) schools. How these students negotiate a public model for themselves is examined.…

Examines link between acculturation and adjustment in 182 Vietnamese youths living in an Anglo-American community. Results indicate involvement in U.S. culture predicts positive functioning on personal, interpersonal, and academic levels. Involvement in the Vietnamese culture predicts positive family relationships. (MMU)

Explores three factors that may explain why certain Asian-American groups have higher educational expectations than White groups: (1) favorable socioeconomic characteristics, (2) demonstrated academic ability, and (3) high parental expectations. Indicates that parental expectations explain a large portion of children's high expectations for all…