Abstract
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.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 303-323 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Anthropology and Education Quarterly |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2004 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Education
- Anthropology
Keywords
- Asian American
- Korean American
- Race and ethnic identities
- Second-generation immigrants
- Social capital