How Asian Americans Shape their Pathway Frame at the Intersection of Race, Class, and Social Capital

• In Event: 1483 - Open Refereed Roundtable Session
  In Refereed Roundtable 100min: Table 08. Race, Class, and Social Capital Among Millennials

Abstract

The primary purpose of this study is to examine how Asian Americans shape their pathway from secondary education to postsecondary education or the workforce according to race and ethnicity. In addition, this study explores how social capital from families, school, and communities facilitates and hinders Asian Americans’ pathway according to ethnicity, especially when considering how Asian Americans value their work-life balance and social consciousness. Social capital theory is employed in order to examine how Asian Americans utilize and negotiate their social capital obtained from families, schools, and communities in their pathways to adulthood. A qualitative case study is employed in order to gain in-depth knowledge and understanding of the transition from secondary education to postsecondary education or work among Asian ethnic groups. Eight Asian Americans participate in this study, and a semi-structured in-depth interview is used. The study primarily expects that there would be a difference in the success frame and pathway in transitioning from adolescence to adulthood by choosing postsecondary education or work among Asian ethnic groups.

Author

• Bola Sohn, University of Texas-Austin