Exam 11: Raising Global Children Across the Pacific

According to the article, what is the current preferred method of equipping Taiwanese children with Western cultural capital? Why is this method preferred over overseas study or international school?

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According to Lan, the current preferred method of equipping Taiwanese children with Western cultural capital is enrolling children in less costly global enrichment programs in Taiwan, including all-English camps. In addition to the lower cost of these programs, they also help Taiwanese families avoid the sacrifice of family separation.

How does Lan describe the process of "cultivating ethnic cultural capital"?

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Lan describes "cultivating ethnic cultural capital" as a dynamic process of negotiation in which Chinese immigrant parents mix-and-match values and practices of their homelands with values and practices of the United States.

According to Lan, many Taiwanese immigrant parents in the U.S. consider the lack of ______ in U.S. education problematic.

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How does Lan account for the academic excellence of Asians and Asian Americans in the United States?

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The effort of Taiwanese parents to foster Western cultural capital and the effort of Taiwanese immigrant parents in the U.S. to foster ethnic cultural capital are both examples of ______.

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Question 5

Which of the following describes flexible citizenship?

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Question 6

According to Lan, which of the following events destroyed the confidence of these Chinese immigrants in the American Dream?

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What are the major factors that Lan's research uncovers about parental anxieties and strategies?

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Question 8

Lan explains that the majority of the Chinese immigrants she interviewed felt ______ about their children's position in the U.S. racial hierarchy.

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Question 9

Lan suggests that the parental pressure to embody immigrant toughness and ethnic cultural traits can lead to the paradox of ______.

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Question 10

According to the article, which of the following is a common concern that Taiwanese parents have about enrolling their children in global enrichment programs (e.g., all-English camps)?

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According to Lan, many Taiwanese parents consider the role of ______ in Taiwanese education problematic.

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Question 12

Lan explains that the Chinese immigrants she interviewed have concerns about which of the following aspects of college admissions?

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Question 13

According to Lan, how did the Chinese immigrants she interviewed view the permissive parenting of their White neighbors?

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Question 14

Lan concludes by noting that the effort to raise global children can have the unintended effect of ______.

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Exam 11: Raising Global Children Across the Pacific

According to the article, what is the current preferred method of equipping Taiwanese children with Western cultural capital? Why is this method preferred over overseas study or international school?

How does Lan describe the process of "cultivating ethnic cultural capital"?

According to Lan, many Taiwanese immigrant parents in the U.S. consider the lack of ______ in U.S. education problematic.

How does Lan account for the academic excellence of Asians and Asian Americans in the United States?

The effort of Taiwanese parents to foster Western cultural capital and the effort of Taiwanese immigrant parents in the U.S. to foster ethnic cultural capital are both examples of ______.

Which of the following describes flexible citizenship?

According to Lan, which of the following events destroyed the confidence of these Chinese immigrants in the American Dream?

What are the major factors that Lan's research uncovers about parental anxieties and strategies?

Lan explains that the majority of the Chinese immigrants she interviewed felt ______ about their children's position in the U.S. racial hierarchy.

Lan suggests that the parental pressure to embody immigrant toughness and ethnic cultural traits can lead to the paradox of ______.

According to the article, which of the following is a common concern that Taiwanese parents have about enrolling their children in global enrichment programs (e.g., all-English camps)?

According to Lan, many Taiwanese parents consider the role of ______ in Taiwanese education problematic.

Lan explains that the Chinese immigrants she interviewed have concerns about which of the following aspects of college admissions?

According to Lan, how did the Chinese immigrants she interviewed view the permissive parenting of their White neighbors?

Lan concludes by noting that the effort to raise global children can have the unintended effect of ______.

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