Bridging Home and Host Country: Educational Predispositions of Chinese and Indian Recent Immigrant Families

Authors

  • June Ann Gordon University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Xiangyan Liu Ph.D. Education, University of California, Santa Cruz

Keywords:

Chinese-Americans, Indian-Americans, immigration education

Abstract

This research focuses on the predispositions that recent Chinese and Indian immigrant families bring with them to the United States and how these are reinforced by the communities in which they locate. The findings draw from 144 interviews in California. Three themes dominate: positioning through schooling, transnational family, and extended community and education. Our perspective joins Asian diaspora studies with cultural capital and social structural theories, enabling a more nuanced understanding of ways in which schooling in the home country informs how children are positioned in the American schooling system.

Author Biographies

June Ann Gordon, University of California, Santa Cruz

Professor, Department of Education

Xiangyan Liu, Ph.D. Education, University of California, Santa Cruz

Ph.D. Education, University of California, Santa Cruz

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Published

2015-11-01

How to Cite

Gordon, J. A., & Liu, X. (2015). Bridging Home and Host Country: Educational Predispositions of Chinese and Indian Recent Immigrant Families. International Journal of Multicultural Education, 17(3), 21–36.

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Articles (Peer-reviewed)