Compelled to excel immigration, education, and opportunity among Chinese Americans - Louie, Vivian S. (Stanford University Press, 2004)
Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.--Yale University). - Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-224) and index
Mainstream, suburban America -- Urban, ethnic-enclave America -- Ethnic culture, immigration, and race in America -- Cultures-in-transition : gender and migration -- "Ending up" at Hunter -- A place at Columbia -- Parental sacrifice and the obligations of children -- Second-generation identities -- Looking toward the future : a raceless world or a world divided by race?