Becoming a Model Minority

Fang Gao is a Post-doctoral fellow in the Centre for Advancement of Chinese Language Education and Research in the Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong.

• Chapter 1 TablesChapter 2 FiguresChapter 3 AbbreviationsChapter 4 AcknowledgementsChapter 5 Chapter 1 – The Making of A Model MinorityChapter 6 Chapter 2 – Ethnic Koreans in China: Their Schooling and SocietyChapter 7 Chapter 3 – Korean Parents and the Aspirations for Their ChildrenChapter 8 Chapter 4 – Challenges of Discourses on "Model Minority" and "South Korean Wind"Chapter 9 Chapter 5 – Korean Students' Self-perception and Educational AspirationsChapter 10 Chapter 6 – Korean Students' School PracticeChapter 11 Chapter 7 – To be or not to be a Model MinorityChapter 12 BibliographyChapter 13 AppendixChapter 14 IndexChapter 15 About the Author

Fang Gao’s book demystifies the long-held perception of the Korean-Chinese as the model minority in China. It presents and analyzes young Korean-Chinese students’ dilemma of 'to be or not to be a model minority' amid engulfing economic globalization and China’s rapid modernization and marketization.