Week 2_Ken Lau_A03

I found Beyond Tiger Mom Anxiety: Ethnic, Gender, and Generational Differences in Asian American College Access and Choices very interesting because as I was reading I realized how similar my own college-applying experience was to the findings in the paper. The statistics given on the importance of family opinion as well as school counselors/teachers being an important source of information was also very true in my own experience. My parents always wanted me to apply to certain schools and always wanted to know how my applications were going. However, because they never went to college themselves, they were unable to help me through the whole process. I had to rely on my older sister and the counselors at school. They were the ones that provided me the information and resources I needed to smoothly complete my applications. I also think this reading showed how different Asian American students' experience were depending on their background. Not everyone experienced the "tiger mom anxiety" and many actually made their own choices regarding where to go to school. This could be especially true for first-generation college students that needed to rely on counselors or teachers to help with the process because their own parents had limited knowledge of the subject.
A question I have is what other differences are there that affect Asian American college choices? Does socioeconomic status play a role?



References:

• Poon, O. & Byrd, A. (2013). Beyond Tiger Mom Anxiety: Ethnic, Gender, and Generational Differences in Asian American College Access and Choices. Journal of College Admissions, 23-31
• [Photograph of student and counselor talking] (2019). Retrieved from https://www.rivieraschools.com/school-life/counseling