Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2015
Abstract
This research draws on a broader study that situates Asian American college students within larger sociohistorical and political contexts. I examined Asian American college students’ experiences and what it means to be “Asian American” in and through these experiences. Two types of expectations emerged from the data: students’ internal expectations—the expectations that they have for themselves as well as their college and postcollege experiences, and external expectations from family and society. The various ways that students negotiate internal and external expectations translate into particular understandings of freedom and possibility they carry into college. I also discuss students’ precollege racial awareness since the combined meanings of Asian American racial identity and higher education with which students enter college subsequently influence their college experiences and impacts racial identity formation during their college years.
Recommended Citation
M., Samura. (2015). "Wrestling With Expectations: An Examination of How Asian American College Students Negotiate Personal, Parental, and Societal Expectations." Journal of College Student Development, 56(6), 602-618.
Peer Reviewed
1
Copyright
ACPA – College Student Educators International
Included in
Asian American Studies Commons, Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Commons, Higher Education Commons
Comments
This article was originally published in Journal of College Student Development, volume 56, issue 6, in 2015.