Educational Mobility Among the Children of Asian-American Immigrants

Citation

Fishman, Samuel (2019). Educational Mobility Among the Children of Asian-American Immigrants. Population Association of America annual meeting. Austin, TX.

Abstract

Research has consistently found that the children of Asian American immigrants complete higher levels of educational attainment than other race/ethnic-nativity groups. Recent segmented assimilation theory contends that this pattern is explained—in part—by high levels of educational mobility. The pattern contrasts with the status attainment model’s strong parent-offspring education gradient. Results demonstrate that the children of Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese immigrants complete higher levels of educational attainment than other race/ethnic-nativity groups, even after controlling for sociodemographic and geographic/school differences. Additional analysis reveals a flat parent-offspring education gradient for these three populations relative to whites. In contrast, the relationship between parental education and offspring’s educational attainment is robust for other race/ethnic-nativity groups. This study reveals high levels of educational attainment and mobility among the children of Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese immigrants. At the same time, these results confirm the validity of the status attainment model for most race/ethnic-nativity groups.

URL

http://paa2019.populationassociation.org/abstracts/190465

Reference Type

Conference proceeding

Book Title

Population Association of America annual meeting

Author(s)

Fishman, Samuel

Year Published

2019

City of Publication

Austin, TX

Reference ID

7294