A Study of Southeast Asian Youth in Philadelphia: A Final Report.

Autor/in	Peters, Heather A.
Institution	Institute for the Study of Human Issues, Philadelphia, PA.
Titel	A Study of Southeast Asian Youth in Philadelphia: A Final Report.
Quelle	(1988), (121 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Asian Americans; Cambodians; Cultural Differences; Demography; Educational Attitudes; Educational Objectives; Elementary Secondary Education; Ethnicity; High Risk Students; Higher Education; Juvenile Gangs; Laotians; Limited English Speaking; Refugees; Residential Patterns; Sex Differences; Social Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Urban Youth; Vietnamese People; Work Attitudes; Youth Problems; Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Kambodschanisch; Kultureller Unterschied; Demografie; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Ethnizität; Problemschüler; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Jugendbande; Flüchtling; Wohnsituation; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Schülerverhalten; Urban area; Urban areas; Youth; Stadtregion; Stadt; Jugend; Work attitude; Arbeitshaltung
Abstract	This report describes and analyzes the current employment and educational pursuits of Southeast Asian (SEA) youth in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, community. The report provides information on the following: (1) demography, residential patterns, and composition of the Philadelphia SEA Refugee Community; (2) role of ethnic identity among the SEA youth in the Philadelphia community; (3) attitudes of SEA youth towards education; (4) aspirations and expectations of SEA youth; and (5) SEA problem youth. Information is given separately for Hmong, Vietnamese, Sino-Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Lao youth. Among the conclusions are the following: (1) the general attitude of SEA youth towards education is positive; (2) significant problems exist within the school system that currently inhibit the ability of SEA students to attain, at the least, a high school education; (3) the youth express a wide range of expectations and aspirations for the future; (4) according to the youth, the major obstacles to pursuing their goals are insufficient command of English, and insufficient funds to obtain the training and education they need; and (4) there is a growing community of young SEA males who are disillusioned with life in America and who engage in anti-social behavior. A brief list of references is included. (BJV)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC