PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Lee, Stacey TI - More than "Model Minorities" or "Delinquents": A Look at Hmong American High School Students AID - 10.17763/haer.71.3.k055628l18wp51v6 DP - 2001 Sep 01 TA - Harvard Educational Review PG - 505--529 VI - 71 IP - 3 4099 - http://harvardeducationalreview.org/content/71/3/505.short 4100 - http://harvardeducationalreview.org/content/71/3/505.full SO - herp2001 Sep 01; 71 AB - Hmong American youth are often stereotyped by the popular press as either high-achieving "model minorities" or low-achieving "delinquents." In this ethnographic study, Stacey Lee attempts to move beyond the model minority image of 1.5-generation students and the delinquent stereotype of second-generation students to present a more complex picture of Hmong American students' school experiences. The author explores the way economic forces, relationships with the dominant society, perceptions of opportunities, family relationships, culture, and educational experiences affect Hmong American students' attitudes toward school, and the variation that exists among 1.5- and second-generation youth. This article provides insight into how forces inside and outside school affect attitudes toward education, and suggests possibilities for ways in which schools might better serve these students. (pp. 505–528)