Hyper-selectivity and the remaking of culture
Understanding the Asian American achievement paradox
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8107364 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Zhou (0000-0003-4692-7234, corresponding author), Jennifer Lee (0000-0002-5383-694X) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 7-15 |
| Publication date | 2017-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian American Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1948-1985 • E-ISSN: 1948-1993 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1037/aap0000069 |
| OpenAlex | W2600830010 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 69 |
| References cited | 16 |
Asian Americans are frequently deployed as racial mascots by pundits who fixate on their extraordinary levels of educational attainment.They comprise only 5.5 percent of the U.S. population, yet about onefifth of the entering classes in Ivy League universities like Harvard, Yale, and Princeton.Pundits have attributed these educational outcomes to cultural factors, underpinned by values or traits that are innately Asian.However, this cultural explanation fails to consider the pivotal role of U.S. immigration law which has ushered in a new stream of highly-educated, highly-skilled Asian immigrants.Based on a qualitative study of adult children of immigrants in metropolitan Los Angeles, we find that hyper-selectivity (as opposed to hypo-selectivity) of contemporary immigration significantly influences the educational trajectories and outcomes in the members of the 1.5 and second generation beyond individual family or parental socioeconomic characteristics, leading to group-based advantages (or disadvantages) that are consequential.Our analysis of qualitative data shows that the children of hyper-selected immigrant groups begin their quest to get ahead from more favorable starting points, are guided by a more constricting success frame, and have greater access to ethnic capital than those of other immigrant groups.In turn, hyper-selectivity gives rise to stereotype promise -the boost in performance that comes with being favorably perceived and treated as smart, high-achieving, hard-working, and deserving students-that benefits members of the group so stereotyped.Our analysis also suggests that, while the so-called positive stereotype enhances the academic performance of Asian American students, the same stereotype reproduces new stereotypes that hinder them as they pursue leadership positions in the workplace.We suggest that Asian American professionals face a bamboo ceiling-an invisible barrier that impedes their upward mobility much like the glass ceiling does for women
Asian americans · Ethnic group · Sociology · Anthropology · Higher Education Research Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 69 |
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| Citations per year | 7,67 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 68 |