1. Worlds of the second-generation 1.5 generation model minority youth -- 2. Investment in education : moving to upward mobility -- 3. In between Indianness and Americanness : identity in practice within lived world -- 4. Balancing act : negotiation of the model minority stereotype: confirmation, reaffirmation, and academic engagement -- 5. Beyond stereotype : voices of unmodel minority students -- 6. Listening to voices on race relationships, interracial animosity and friendship, and neighborhodd enclaves -- 7. Reflective thoughts
Summary
Though Asian Indians are typically thought of as a ""model minority"", not much is known about the school experiences of their children. Positive stereotyping of these immigrants and their children often masks educational needs and issues, creates class divides within the Indian-American community, and triggers stress for many Asian Indian students. This volume examines second generation (America-born) and 1.5 generation (foreign-born) Asian Indians as they try to balance peer culture, home life and academics. It explores how, through the acculturation process, these children either take advan
