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The “Other” Story of Model Minorities: Korean American High School Dropouts in an Urban Context
Author(s) -
LEW JAMIE
Publication year - 2004
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 - 10.1525/aeq.2004.35.3.303
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , context (archaeology) , educational attainment , cultural capital , social capital , sociology , social class , social mobility , affect (linguistics) , immigration , economic growth , demographic economics , political science , geography , social science , demography , population , archaeology , communication , law , economics
This article analyzes how socioeconomic backgrounds, social capital, and school resources affect Korean American youths' educational attainment and aspirations. In the context of limited social and economic support, students delineate differences within coethnic communities along class lines and adopt an oppositional cultural frame of reference to endure and resist institutional barriers. This study demonstrates the significance of distinguishing socioeconomic differences within Korean American communities and for whom the enclaves may be more beneficial.