We need more Asian American kids growing up to be artists, not doctors
We need more Asian American kids growing up to be artists, not doctors
- March 16, 2014
- An op-ed by Jennifer Lee, sociology professor, is featured in The Guardian March 16, 2014
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From The Guardian:
Americans often measure success by the three M’s: money, Motorola, and Mercedes.
Most Chinese immigrant parents, on the other hand, define success as getting straight
A’s, graduating from an elite university, pursuing an advanced degree and becoming
a doctor, lawyer, pharmacist or engineer. Could this be why the children of Chinese
immigrants are, on average, better educated and wealthier – with higher paying jobs
– than the general US population?
For the full story, please visit http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/16/asian-american-jobs....
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