Vietnamese Americans break the trend
There’s an interesting article that the MercuryNews just posted about Vietnamese American children and their test scores. Whats interesting is not that Vietnamese Americans are scoring highly - but that they score high despite their parents’ lack of education. Typically children with lesser educated parents tend to perform worse academically. Not so with Vietnamese Americans.
Head over to the article to read more about it. (Subscription is free)
The article mentions that the Vietnamese American children belong to a struggling community yet they perform as well as children of affluent communitues. But similiar to the affluent communities, there is a strong emphasis on the value of education amongst the Vietnamese American community.
Vietnamese American communities outside of San Jose can benefit from their succesful model. Through emphasis on education and affordable tutoring centers, entire communities can advance through the growth of the youth.
