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Bearing The Burden Of Whiteness: The Implications Of Racial Self-Identification For Multiracial Adolescents' School Belonging And Academic Achievement, Ruth Burke, Grace Kao Dec 2012

Bearing The Burden Of Whiteness: The Implications Of Racial Self-Identification For Multiracial Adolescents' School Belonging And Academic Achievement, Ruth Burke, Grace Kao

Grace Kao

Previous literature on racial self-identification among multiracials demonstrates that self-identification differs by context. Moreover, among multiracial adolescents, identity, usually measured in school, is correlated with achievement. In addition, a few studies have indicated that for half-white, half-minority adolescents, school achievement falls in between the achievements of their monoracial counterparts. Using the in-school and in-home components of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), we examine the relationship between racial self-identification and school belonging and achievement. We find that among black/white and Asian/white adolescents, adolescents who self-identify as white are particularly disadvantaged in school, reporting lower grade point averages …


Assessing The Private Safety Net: Social Support Among Minority Immigrant Parents, Kristin Turney, Grace Kao Dec 2008

Assessing The Private Safety Net: Social Support Among Minority Immigrant Parents, Kristin Turney, Grace Kao

Grace Kao

No abstract provided.


Do Mothers In Rural China Practice Gender Equality In Educational Aspirations For Their Children?, Yuping Zhang, Grace Kao, Emily Hannum Dec 2006

Do Mothers In Rural China Practice Gender Equality In Educational Aspirations For Their Children?, Yuping Zhang, Grace Kao, Emily Hannum

Grace Kao

No abstract provided.


The Salience Of Racial And Ethnic Identification In Friendship Choices Among Hispanic Adolescents, Grace Kao, Elizabeth Vaquera Dec 2005

The Salience Of Racial And Ethnic Identification In Friendship Choices Among Hispanic Adolescents, Grace Kao, Elizabeth Vaquera

Grace Kao

No abstract provided.