Asian immigrants could access ethnic only resources according to education system, which did not exist in other ethnic groups or lower SES systems.

Ethnic resources in Asian-American Communities

(1) Cultural Orientation 
(2) Immigrant selectivity
(3) Adaptive Strategies
- emphasize the young Asian-Americans outlook  towards the importance of effort in attaining better academic achievement.


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The findings show that greater academic effort such as attentiveness and work ethic contributes most in Asian-American's advantage in academic achievements. 

Explaining the Asian-American Advantage in Education

Young Asian-Americans tend to believe the positive cultural stereotypes that Asians are destined to attain academic success. Teachers tend to evaluate Asian-Americans in positive ways to boost their performances.

Benefits from Cultural Stereotypes

Asian Americans' cultural beliefs emphasize the strong positive relationship between hard working and academic achievement. They tend to believe that cognitive abilities could be developed by efforts, while Whites believe cognitive abilities are inherent. 

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