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Complicating the Image of Model Minority Success: A Review of Southeast Asian American EducationUniversity of Minnesota
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Similar to other Asian American students, Southeast Asian American students are often stereotyped by the popular press as hardworking and high-achieving model minorities. On the other hand, Southeast Asian American youth are also depicted as low-achieving high school dropouts involved in gangs. The realities of academic performance and persistence among Southeast Asian American students are far more complex than either image suggests. This article explores the various explanations for the struggles, successes, and educational experiences of Southeast Asian students. To highlight differences across ethnic groups, we review the literature on each Southeast Asian ethnic group separately and examine the successes and continuing struggles facing first- and second-generation Vietnamese American, Cambodian American, Hmong American, and Lao American students in the United States.
Key Words: Southeast Asian American education • Cambodian American education • Hmong American education • Lao American education • Vietnamese American education • model minority • academic achievement
Review of Educational Research, Vol. 77, No. 4,
415-453 (2007) This article has been cited by other articles:
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