Southeast Asian refugees in American schools: A comparison of fluent-English-proficient and limited-English-proficient students
Author(s):
Ima, Kenji; Rumbaut, Ruben G
Editor(s):
Nakanishi, Don T.; Nishida, Tina Yamano
Format:
Book section
Publisher:
Taylor & Frances/Routledge, Florence, KY, 1995.
Language:
English
Abstract:
focuses specifically on Southeast Asian LEP [limited-English-proficient] and FEP [fluent-English-proficient] refugee students, and raises questions about the appropriateness of placing them among other Asian Americans argue that there is a need to document and to recognize the extraordinary diversity of API [Asians/Pacific Islanders] groups, especially as it affects learning in general and language learning in particular / concentrate on 5 main Indochinese ethnic groups: the Khmer from Cambodia, the Lao and the Hmong from Laos, and the Chinese and Vietnamese from Vietnam explore the differences and similarities between FEP and LEP Southeast Asian students [in grades 7–12] as a basis for understanding their particular learning contexts and factors affecting their academic progress (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: chapter)