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Title: The Pursuit of Elite High Schools and Colleges among Second-Generation Korean Americans

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2011

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Abstract: This study examines the educational achievements and attainments of 1.5 andsecond-generation Korean Americans. Drawing from the 1998 New York and the 2004IIMMLA surveys as well as forty follow-up in-depth interviews (selected among the 1998New York survey participants), the study finds that second-generation Korean Americansare attaining high levels of education similar to the educational attainments of theirimmigrant parents. A high proportion of second-generation Korean Americans also attendelite high schools and colleges, giving the impression of them as model minorities. Closeranalysis, however, suggests a more complex dynamic at work, one that involves Koreanimmigrants selective educational and occupational background and the particularities ofadolescent life. School-related factors, especially teachers expectations, peers, and degree ofsocializing, have considerable impact, both positive and negative, on the educationalattainments of second-generation Korean Americans.

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Authors: Kim, Dae Young

Periodical (Full): Development and Society

Issue: 2

Volume: 40

Pages: 225-259

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Education, Race and Ethnicity

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