Additional complexities: social class, ethnicity, generation, and gender in Asian American student experiences

Despite the largely monolithic descriptions of Asian American students as high achieving model minorities, Asian Americans are a diverse group and their experiences are varied and complex. This article explores the ways that social class, ethnicity, generation, and gender shape the educational opportunities, experiences and achievement of Asian American students. It demonstrates that in order to better serve the unique needs of Asian American students we must examine the ways various identities, and the intersections of identities, inform the experiences of Asian Americans.