RT Article
T1 The Politics of Race and Education: Second-Generation Laotian Women Campaign for Improved Educational Services
JF Social justice
VO 35
IS 2
SP 100
OP 118
A1 Shah, Bindi V. 1960-
LA English
YR 2008
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1747156892
AB Part of a special issue on Asian and Pacific Islander populations within the U.S. Despite often being conceptualized as either a model minority or at-risk refugees or foreigners, second-generation Laotian-American women are challenging these perceptions through community organization. In California's West Contra Costa County, the Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN) has sought to build an ethnic-specific program, the Laotian Organizing Project, which targets young teenage Laotian-American girls. Laotians are among the newest immigrants and their U.S. born children face a host of specific issues, including high rates of teen pregnancy, gang membership, and institutionalization in care facilities. The writer discusses APEN's efforts at mobilizing Laotian-American girls in Richmond High School, California.
K1 Laotians -- United States
K1 Social Networks
K1 Social Problems
K1 Educational counseling
K1 Laotian Americans
K1 Education
K1 Teenage Girls