Asian American Culture Analysis

Based on the idea of Confucianism, Asian culture “stresses hard work, respects authority, and values education” (Kim, p.227). This idea is best represented by middle-class Asian American families because the parents have the ability and time to give their children the best education and also engaged in the study process with them. According to Dae Young Kim, in most culture, the parents’ socioeconomic statuses are strongly related to the children’s educational achievements, but this is not always true for Asian American students. Many Asian American parents have the idea that if their children fail to succeed in school, they will lose face in the community. There are a lot of factors associated with educational performance and career choice …show more content…
This idea is best represented by middle-class Asian American families because the parents have the ability and time to give their children the best education and also engaged in the study process with them. According to Dae Young Kim, in most culture, the parents’ socioeconomic statuses are strongly related to the children’s educational achievements, but this is not always true for Asian American students. Many Asian American parents have the idea that if their children fail to succeed in school, they will lose face in the community. There are a lot of factors associated with educational performance and career choice of college students for Korean American family and community. The most important factor is having money and prestige. “Korean immigrant parents are very strategic about school quality, namely selecting schools based on their reputation. The pursuit of elite schools was not limited to high schools but also extended to colleges and graduate schools” (Kim, p.236). In order to give their children the learning environment, many middle-class Korean American parents are willing to invest in housings that are in the best school districts, no matter where it is. (Kim, 2011). In the interview with Hanna, we learned that Hanna’s parents moved to New York from Midwest just to give Hanna the best experience in learning music. (Kim, 2011). Besides moving to different places to find the best education, there are a lot of private after-school programs that help students to be successful in education. For example, Hagwons provided different programs to Korean American parents that will help their children to get into Ivy League colleges and other magnet high schools. This academic is widespread in the news, radio, and other social medias worldwide. Many Asian parents imposed strict rules on children’s education and set certain goals