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EJ358595 SO516930
Title: The New Whiz Kids.Author(s): Brand, David
Source: Time, v130 n9 p42-46,49,51 Aug 1987
Publication Date: 1987
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Opinion papers (120); Reports--General (140)
Journal Announcement: CIJDEC1987
Examines the
lives of Asian American youth in the U.S. in terms of background,
stereotypes, and future aspirations. Points out these youth are
setting the educational pace by simply working harder to achieve.
Concludes by emphasizing that these "whiz kids" are not
a threat to society, but a challenge. (BR)
Descriptors: *Achievement Need; *Asian Americans; *Ethnic Stereotypes;
*Minority Groups; Postsecondary Education; *Student Motivation
