The Impact of Grant Aid on Low-Income Asian American Pacific Islander Community College Students: Preliminary Findings From an Experimental Design Study

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Abstract

This study uses an experimental design to estimate the impact of grant aid on community college students' postsecondary outcomes. We also contribute empirical evidence to emerging theories about why and how grants influence students’ outcomes using qualitative data. Finally, this study makes a unique contribution by focusing exclusively on Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students, a minority group whose needs are typically overlooked in the research and policy arenas as they are misperceived as experiencing unmitigated access and success in higher education.

Authors

• Loni Bordoloi, Teagle Foundation

• Cynthia Maribel Alcantar, University of California - Los Angeles

• Margary Martin, Brown University

• Robert T. Teranishi, University of California - Los Angeles