Author: Mei Tang
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Category : Acculturation
Languages : en
Pages : 242

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Author: Soon Min Lee
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Category : Asian Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Asian Americans are one of the fastest growing minority groups in the United States. One of the stereotypes associated with Asians is that they are more likely to choose careers in science, medicine, and engineering rather than social science, inclusive of social work, mass communication, or humanities (Leong & Serafica, 1995; Tang et al., 1999). This occupational stereotyping of Asians is not just a myth in that descriptive studies have shown that only a few Asians choose social work as a career (Lennon, 2005; NASW, 2006). Few studies exist on Asian Americans who do not choose Asian stereotypical career choices, such as social work. Acknowledging this lack of research, the present study was developed to explore the relationships between factors that may influence Asian Americans who choose social work as their career. Based on social cognitive career theory (Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994), it was hypothesized that acculturation and family immigration status influenced parental involvement, perceived career barriers, and career outcome expectations of Asian American social workers. A cross-sectional survey design utilizing mixed methods was used in this study. The sample was derived from the members2 database of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). Among 1,802 of Asian American social workers in the NASW database, those aged 65 or older were excluded and 900 Asian social workers were randomly chosen for this study. A total of 370 Asian American social workers participated in this study with 41 percent of a return rate. Quantitative data were collected through standardized measurements: the Social Work Career Influence Questionnaire (Biggerstaff, 2000); Suinn-Lew Asian Self-Identity Acculturation Scale (Suinn, Rickard-Figueroa, Lew, & Vigil, 1987); Career Barriers Inventory Revised (Swanson, et al., 1996); and eight items from Tang et al.2s (1999) Asian American Career Development Questionnaire. Also, qualitative data were obtained through two open-ended short questions. The data were collected through a combined method of an online survey with option of a paper mail-return questionnaire. Results of the study found significant group differences among family immigration status groups on perceived likelihood and perceived hindrance of career barriers. The 1st generation group perceived the greatest career barriers and the 3rd or higher generation group perceived the least career barriers among the family immigration status groups. However, there was no significant multivariate effect of acculturation on perceived likelihood and hindrance of career barriers, parental involvement, desire to be a therapist, prestige of the profession, and social change mission of the profession. Qualitative data included participants2 diverse perspectives on what factors influenced Asian Americans2 selecting or not selecting social work as a career. Implications and limitations of this study, as well as suggestions for future research, are discussed.

Author: Vanessa V. Tinsley
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 106

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Author: Daya Singh Sandhu
Publisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781560726630
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 364

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Scholars of psychology, education, social work, and counseling examine such topics as transracial adoption, women's issues, substance abuse, and the racial experiences of 43 different ethnic groups often statistically lumped together. Among the specific topics are Asian Indian women's bicultural experience, political ethnic identity versus cultural ethnic identity, ethnic variations in the adaptation of recent immigrant Asian adolescents regarding, and sexual abuse.

Author: Paul Castelino
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Category : South Asian Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 166

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Author: Tiantian Gao
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168

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Author: Xuhua Qin
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Category :
Languages : en
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Based on census data, Asian Americans are overrepresented in some occupations (e.g. science, professional, and technology) while being underrepresented in others (e.g., production, entertaining, social and humanistic field). Recent scholarship shows that vocational interests are less related to Asian American0́9s career choice. Asian American might choose their career based on their family0́9s mission rather on their own interests, which may lead to occupational incongruence. Family influence on Asian Americans0́9 career development and career choice has been less studied, despite acknowledgements of its importance. What are good indicators for family influence and how these indicators separately (or as a whole) impact Asian Americans are still unclear. Based on literatures, three cultural specific indicators (intergeneration conflict, family obligation, and perceived opportunities) were chosen for further examination. The purpose of the present study was to provide empirical evidence on how these three variables impact Asian American young adults0́9 career choice and occupational congruence. The present study was also aimed at examining the current pattern of occupational segregation among Asian Americans. 249 Asian Americans completed a questionnaire regarding their career choice and family influence. The results indicated that intergenerational conflicts and perceived opportunity was negatively associated with interest-choice congruence, and they functioned as a barrier to career choice. Family obligation, instead, functioned as a positive contributing factor to interest-choice congruence. In addition, participants0́9 reported majors and preferred occupations were coded into RIASEC categories. The patterns of selected majors and preferred occupations reflected occupational segregation. Interest-choice congruence was significantly higher in atypically represented majors (Artistic, Social major) than in traditionally over represented majors (Realistic, Investigative, and Enterprising major). These findings provided evidence for Relative Functionalism proposed by Sue and Okazaki (1990). Finally, significant results were found for congruence and its correlation with family variables across acculturation, generation status, RIASEC major/occupation, gender, and parents0́9 education. The meaning of these research findings to occupational segregation and other considerations were discussed.

Author: Allison M. Fujii
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ISBN: 9781267460288
Category : Asian American college students
Languages : en
Pages : 254

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Abstract: Asian American first-generation college students--those who are the first in their families to attend college--comprise a growing yet understudied population within U.S. higher education. This qualitative study explored the career choice process of eleven Asian American first-generation college students who were majoring in arts, humanities, and social science fields. The findings suggest that students' cultural and class identities influenced the way they and their families approached the career choice process. Students often experienced family challenges in pursuing culturally nontypical majors. Participants' stories underscored the importance of culturally relevant support, and receiving such support on campus was instrumental to students' self-efficacy. Contrary to what the model minority myth purports, Asian American first-generation students are complex individuals with unique struggles and motivation in attaining higher education.

Author: Ae-Jung Chang
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Category : Korean Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 102

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Research indicates that cultural and familial factors are important considerations in career counseling with ethnic minorities. However, few studies have examined the impact of these factors with specifically Asian-Americans or sub-groups of Asian-Americans, i.e., Japanese-Americans, Korean-Americans, etc. This study investigates the influence of cognitive-person factors (self-efficacy beliefs, outcome expectations, and interests) and influence of socio-cultural factors (ethnic identity level and parental influence) on the science and non-science domains of Korean-American career choices within the context of social cognitive career theory. Ultimately, due to a lack of data, parental influence is not considered in this study, but it is discussed and pertinent literature is reviewed. The participants included 241 Korean-American undegraduate students from 17 diffferent states. Separate hierarchical regression analyses were conducted for men and women in both the science and non-science career domains. Ethnic identity, self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and interest were the predictor variables and career choice was the outcome variable. The study found that for both genders, the effects of all four predicting variables on career choices were signficant in the science domain. In the non-science domain, self-efficacy and outcome expecations were signficant for women, and outcome expectations and career interests were signficiant for men. Notably, outcome expectations were strongest predictors of career choices for both genders and domains. Limitations of the present study and implications for the future studies and interventions were discussed. -Abstract, xi.

Author: Jane Hyun
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060731192
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 356

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You're educated and ambitious. Sure, the hours are long and corporate politics are a bane, but you focus on getting the job done, confident that you will be rewarded in the long run. Yet, somehow, your hard work isn't paying off, and you watch from the sidelines as your colleagues get promoted. Those who make it to management positions in this intensely competitive corporate environment seem to understand an unwritten code for marketing and aligning themselves politically. Furthermore, your strong work ethic and raw intelligence were sufficient when you started at the firm, but now they're expecting you to be a rainmaker who can "bring in clients" and "exert influence" on others. The top of the career ladder seems beyond your reach. Perhaps you've hit the bamboo ceiling. For the last decade, Asian Americans have been the fastest growing population in the United States. Asians comprise the largest college graduate population in America, and are often referred to as the "Model Minority" – but they continue to lag in the American workplace. If qualified Asians are entering the workforce with the right credentials, why aren't they making it to the corner offices and corporate boardrooms? Career coach Jane Hyun explains that Asians have not been able to break the "bamboo ceiling" because many are unable to effectively manage the cultural influences shaping their individual characteristics and workplace behavior—factors that are often at odds with the competencies needed to succeed at work. Traditional Asian cultural values can conflict with dominant corporate culture on many levels, resulting in a costly gap that individuals and companies need to bridge. The subtle, unconscious behavioral differences exhibited by Asian employees are often misinterpreted by their non-Asian counterparts, resulting in lost career opportunities and untapped talent. Never before has this dichotomy been so thoroughly explored, and in this insightful book, Hyun uses case studies, interviews and anecdotes to identify the issues and provide strategies for Asian Americans to succeed in corporate America. Managers will learn how to support the Asian members of their teams to realize their full potential and to maintain their competitive edge in today's multicultural workplace.