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Compelled To Excel

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Author : Vivian S. Louie
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2004

Compelled To Excel written by Vivian S. Louie and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Social Science categories.

In the contemporary American imagination, Asian Americans are considered the quintessential immigrant success story, a powerful example of how the culture of immigrant families—rather than their race or class—matters in education and upward mobility. Drawing on extensive interviews with second-generation Chinese Americans attending Hunter College, a public commuter institution, and Columbia University, an elite Ivy League school, Vivian Louie challenges the idea that race and class do not matter. Though most Chinese immigrant families see higher education as a necessary safeguard against potential racial discrimination, Louie finds that class differences do indeed shape the students' different paths to college. How do second-generation Chinese Americans view their college plans? And how do they see their incorporation into American life? In addressing these questions, Louie finds that the views and experiences of Chinese Americans have much to do with the opportunities, challenges, and contradictions that all immigrants and their children confront in the United States.

The Triple Package

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Author : Amy Chua
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2014-02-04

The Triple Package written by Amy Chua and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-04 with Social Science categories.

"That certain groups do much better in America than others—as measured by income, occupational status, test scores, and so on—is difficult to talk about. In large part this is because the topic feels racially charged. The irony is that the facts actually debunk racial stereotypes. There are black and Hispanic subgroups in the United States far outperforming many white and Asian subgroups. Moreover, there’s a demonstrable arc to group success—in immigrant groups, it typically dissipates by the third generation—puncturing the notion of innate group differences and undermining the whole concept of 'model minorities.'" Mormons have recently risen to astonishing business success. Cubans in Miami climbed from poverty to prosperity in a generation. Nigerians earn doctorates at stunningly high rates. Indian and Chinese Americans have much higher incomes than other Americans; Jews may have the highest of all. Why do some groups rise? Drawing on groundbreaking original research and startling statistics, The Triple Package uncovers the secret to their success. A superiority complex, insecurity, impulse control—these are the elements of the Triple Package, the rare and potent cultural constellation that drives disproportionate group success. The Triple Package is open to anyone. America itself was once a Triple Package culture. It’s been losing that edge for a long time now. Even as headlines proclaim the death of upward mobility in America, the truth is that the old-fashioned American Dream is very much alive—but some groups have a cultural edge, which enables them to take advantage of opportunity far more than others. • Americans are taught that everyone is equal, that no group is superior to another. But remarkably, all of America’s most successful groups believe (even if they don’t say so aloud) that they’re exceptional, chosen, superior in some way. • Americans are taught that self-esteem—feeling good about yourself—is the key to a successful life. But in all of America’s most successful groups, people tend to feel insecure, inadequate, that they have to prove themselves. • America today spreads a message of immediate gratification, living for the moment. But all of America’s most successful groups cultivate heightened discipline and impulse control. But the Triple Package has a dark underside too. Each of its elements carries distinctive pathologies; when taken to an extreme, they can have truly toxic effects. Should people strive for the Triple Package? Should America? Ultimately, the authors conclude that the Triple Package is a ladder that should be climbed and then kicked away, drawing on its power but breaking free from its constraints. Provocative and profound, The Triple Package will transform the way we think about success and achievement.

The Triple Package

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Author : Jed Rubenfeld
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2014-02-05

The Triple Package written by Jed Rubenfeld and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-05 with Mathematics categories.

Why do Jews win so many Nobel Prizes and Pulitzer Prizes? Why are Mormons running the business and finance sectors? Why do the children of even impoverished and poorly educated Chinese immigrants excel so remarkably at school? It may be taboo to say it, but some cultural groups starkly outperform others. The bestselling husband and wife team Amy Chua, author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, and Jed Rubenfeld, author of The Interpretation of Murder, reveal the three essential components of success – its hidden spurs, inner dynamics and its potentially damaging costs – showing how, ultimately, when properly understood and harnessed, the Triple Package can put anyone on their chosen path to success.

Masters Of Success

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Author : Ivan Misner
language : en
Publisher: Entrepreneur Press
Release Date : 2004-03-01

Masters Of Success written by Ivan Misner and has been published by Entrepreneur Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03-01 with Business & Economics categories.

SUCCESS! THE MAGIC WORD. THE HOLY GRAIL. THE AMERICAN DREAM. Who has not admired the titans of sport, entertainment commerce and public service and been inspired to set course by those stars? What youth has not dreamed of becoming rich and famous? What restless fast-food manager has not dreamed of being the boss of a nationwide restaurant chain? What hard-working employee has not dreamed of running his own company? Perhaps more important, what can they, and we, learn about achieving success from successful people? This is the magic of Masters of Success. You will: Discover Brian Tracy’s insights into the laws of success Learn from Tony Alessandra the importance of passion Hear Lou Holtz’s advice on visualizing success Discover what drove Erin Brockovich to triumph over great odds You will read chapters by Buzz Aldrin, Wayne Dyer, Larry Elder, Michael Gerber, John Gray, Mark Victor Hansen, Tom Hopkins, Vince Lombardi Jr., Tony Robbins and many others. All these famous people and many more contributed to the writing of Masters of Success. If you seek inspiration and ideas, Masters of Success has stories of daunting hardships overcome, lessons learned and unexpected successes in abundance. You will eagerly page from one story to the next, finding both motivation and encouragement throughout this handsome volume.

Diaspora And Class Consciousness

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Author : Shanshan Lan
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-12-12

Diaspora And Class Consciousness written by Shanshan Lan and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-12 with Social Science categories.

This book is an ethnographic study of the multi-linear process of racial knowledge formation among a relatively invisible population in the Chinese American community in Chicago, namely the working class. Shanshan Lan defines "Chinese immigrant workers" as Chinese immigrants with limited English language skills who work primarily at low-skill, blue-collar service jobs at the extreme margins of U.S. economy. The book moves away from the enclave paradigm by situating the Chinese immigrant experience within the larger context of transnational labor migration and the multiracial transformation of urban U.S. landscape. Through thick ethnographic descriptions, Lan explores Chinese immigrant workers’ daily struggles to cope with the disjuncture between race as an American ideological construct and race as a lived experience. The book argues that Chinese immigrant workers’ racial learning is not always a matter of personal choice, but is conditioned by structural factors such as the limitation of the Black and white racial binary, the transnational circulation of U.S. racial ideology, the negative influence of prevalent U.S. rhetoric such as multiculturalism and colorblindness, and class differentiations within the Chinese American community.

Caring Across Generations

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Author : Grace J. Yoo
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2014-06-20

Caring Across Generations written by Grace J. Yoo and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-20 with History categories.

More than 1.3 million Korean Americans live in the United States, the majority of them foreign-born immigrants and their children, the so-called 1.5 and second generations. While many sons and daughters of Korean immigrants outwardly conform to the stereotyped image of the upwardly mobile, highly educated super-achiever, the realities and challenges that the children of Korean immigrants face in their adult lives as their immigrant parents grow older and confront health issues that are far more complex. In Caring Across Generations, Grace J. Yoo and Barbara W. Kim explore how earlier experiences helping immigrant parents navigate American society have prepared Korean American children for negotiating and redefining the traditional gender norms, close familial relationships, and cultural practices that their parents expect them to adhere to as they reach adulthood. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 137 second and 1.5 generation Korean Americans, Yoo & Kim explore issues such as their childhood experiences, their interpreted cultural traditions and values in regards to care and respect for the elderly, their attitudes and values regarding care for aging parents, their observations of parents facing retirement and life changes, and their experiences with providing care when parents face illness or the prospects of dying. A unique study at the intersection of immigration and aging, Caring Across Generations provides a new look at the linked lives of immigrants and their families, and the struggles and triumphs that they face over many generations.

A Review Of Some Grammatical Errors And Faulty Expressions In English

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Author : David Theodore Ackah Jr.
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2016-02-20

A Review Of Some Grammatical Errors And Faulty Expressions In English written by David Theodore Ackah Jr. and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-20 with Education categories.

This educational book teaches its user, the essential techniques that will enable identification of the common pitfalls of grammar, and how to avoid them.

Crossing Cultural Boundaries In East Asia And Beyond

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Author : Reiko Maekawa
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-03-01

Crossing Cultural Boundaries In East Asia And Beyond written by Reiko Maekawa and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-01 with Business & Economics categories.

Crossing Cultural Boundaries in East Asia and Beyond explores the personal complexities and ambiguities, and the successes and failures, of crossing borders and boundaries. While the focus is on East Asia, it universalizes cultural anxieties with comparative cases in Russia and the United States. The authors primarily engage the individual experiences of border-crossing, rather than more typically those of political or social groups located at territorial boundaries. Drawing on those individual experiences, this volume presents an array of attempts to negotiate the discomforts of crossing personal borders, and attends to the intimate experiences of border crossers, whether they are traveling to an unfamiliar cultural location or encountering the “other” in local settings such as the classroom or the coffee shop.

Compelled To Excel

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Author : Vivian S. Louie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004

Compelled To Excel written by Vivian S. Louie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Philosophy categories.

In the contemporary American imagination, Asian Americans are considered the quintessential immigrant success story, a powerful example of how the culture of immigrant families--rather than their race or class--matters in education and upward mobility. Drawing on extensive interviews with second-generation Chinese Americans attending Hunter College, a public commuter institution, and Columbia University, an elite Ivy League school, Vivian Louie challenges the idea that race and class do not matter. Though most Chinese immigrant families see higher education as a necessary safeguard against potential racial discrimination, Louie finds that class differences do indeed shape the students' different paths to college. How do second-generation Chinese Americans view their college plans? And how do they see their incorporation into American life? In addressing these questions, Louie finds that the views and experiences of Chinese Americans have much to do with the opportunities, challenges, and contradictions that all immigrants and their children confront in the United States.

Oddest World Records

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Author : Miles Drake
language : en
Publisher: Publifye AS
Release Date : 2025-03-29

Oddest World Records written by Miles Drake and has been published by Publifye AS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-03-29 with Reference categories.

Oddest World Records explores the captivating, often bizarre, world of record-breaking, venturing into the realm of human eccentricity and determination. It examines not just the records themselves, such as cultivating thousands of earthworms in one's mouth, but also the motivations and cultural contexts driving individuals to pursue these unusual achievements. One might wonder, what compels someone to grow the longest fingernails or run a marathon backward? This book seeks to answer that. The book delves into the psychology behind record-breaking, the social implications of these feats, and the role of chance. It reveals how the Guinness World Records, initially a resource for settling pub arguments, has evolved into a global phenomenon, reflecting our fascination with the superlative. Through a unique lens, the book examines human ambition and dedication, challenging the notion that records must be inherently useful or impressive. Beginning with a definition of ""odd"" records, the book progresses to explore the psychological profiles of record-holders, then examines the social impact of these records and their implications for understanding competition and achievement. By analyzing the historical and cultural factors, Oddest World Records offers a comprehensive look at those who redefine success on their own terms.