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“They See Us as Resource”: The Role of a Community‐Based Youth Center in Supporting the Academic Lives of Low‐Income Chinese American Youth
Author(s) -
Wong NgaWing Anjela
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
anthropology and education quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1548-1492
pISSN - 0161-7761
DOI - 10.1111/j.1548-1492.2008.00015.x
Subject(s) - social capital , asian americans , ethnography , immigration , community center , face (sociological concept) , sociology , chinese americans , center (category theory) , economic growth , community organizing , gender studies , political science , ethnic group , public relations , social science , anthropology , chemistry , recreation , law , economics , crystallography
Based on a 15‐week ethnographic‐based research, this article examines the role of a community‐based youth center in supporting the academic lives of Chinese American youth from low‐income families in an east coast city I call “Harborview.” This study demonstrates the significant role that community‐based organizations play for low‐income immigrant youth in providing them with social capital. This study also challenges the portrayal of Asian Americans as model minorities who do not face any barriers. [Asian American education, community‐based organizations, out‐of‐school‐time programs, social capital]