Title

Asian American Women Faculty: Stereotypes and Triumphs

Authors

Celeste Fowles Nguyen, University of San Francisco

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Description

"Asian American women are a small but growing population of higher education faculty in the United States. In 1980–81, there were 252 female Asian full professors in the United States, which increased to 1, 267 in 1999–2000 (Hune, 2006, p. 28). Of all Asian Pacific American faculty, 19% were female in 1979–80, and 30% were female in 1999–2000. Asian American women faculty work primarily at the junior level, and are less likely than Asian Pacific American men to hold tenure (Hune, 2006, p. 28). The statistics give a general overview of Asian American women in the academy, but the individual narratives of these women reveal the distinct challenges, strategies, and triumphs of working in the traditionally White male academy... This essay explores the stereotypes Asian women faculty face and these women’s coping strategies and unique triumphs."

Publication Date

2016

Disciplines

Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Education