From the Margins to the Center: Debunking Claims about Southeast Asian American Masculinity |
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| Authors: | Peter T Keo Pedro A Noguera |
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| Institution: | 1. UCLA Graduate School of Education &2. Information Studies, Los Angelespetertankeo@gmail.com;4. Information Studies, Los Angeles |
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| Abstract: | This study reviews empirical data from the U.S. Census, American Community Survey (ACS) and academic journals to explore K-12 and higher educational outcomes pertaining to Southeast Asian American (SEAA) males. We argue that the empirical dismissal of SEAA males in social science research reinforces a longstanding agenda of structural neglect and invisibility. By disaggregating some of the existing data for Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, and Vietnamese subgroups from the broader “Asian” group, we hope to repudiate the model minority myth and stereotypes related to masculinity. Findings revealed that SEAA males had K-12 and higher educational outcomes that contradict the standard conception of academic and financial success. We situate the findings of the article in a discussion of intersectionality and the mainstream cultural forces that impact SEAA males. |
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