“Affirmative action is on trial again,”writes @JLeeSoc.“This time, opponents of race-conscious college admission practicesare claiming that Asian Americans are hurt by it.” https://t.co/lT9jBBS5aJ
但在教育的语境下,这些偏见会以意想不到的方式呈现。在我与周敏(音)合著的《亚裔成就悖论》(The Asian AmericanAchievementParadox)一书中,基于对洛杉矶162名成年亚裔、西裔、黑人和白人的采访,我们发现,亚裔大学预科生受益于“刻板印象期待”:即教师认为他们聪明、勤奋、成绩好且品行端正,这可以令学业平平的亚裔学生提高成绩。