Asian American perspectives on college student experience: An interpretive narrative

<p>This is a socio-cultural study examining contemporary Asian American college student experiences at a private liberal arts residential college in the rural Northeast United States. This project utilizes a grounded theory approach designed to collect both qualitative and quantitative data. The findings include a narrative interpretation that considers emotional experiences and social behaviors as sub-consciously held internalized identity beliefs.</p><p>This project details psychological and social dimensions of shared Asian American experiences with insights into individual interpretive perspective frameworks shaped by community cultures. This study describes a distinctive Asian American identity that conjoins ethnicity with racial self-identity. Variables in ethnic identity, linguistic capability, immigration background, and racial identity are specifically investigated for impact on Asian American identity formation. Intra-group differences between Asian Americans are described through socio-cultural linguistic schisms, academic disconnects, and ethno-racial conflicts present during family and college existences. Implications in Asian American identity formation and multicultural approaches affecting curriculum and student life issues are suggested by these findings.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Year

2004

Author dc:creator

• Einsiedler, Linda Chen

Contributors dc:contributor

• Susan Franzosa

• Education
• Higher
• Sociology of
• Sociology
• Ethnic and Racial Studies

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholars.unh.edu/dissertation/224

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholars.unh.edu:dissertation-1223