Asians as Model Minorities: A Myth or Reality among Scientists and Engineers in Academia

Meghna Sabharwal

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Abstract: Asians from China, India, South Korea, and Taiwan constitute the largest non-White group in academic science and engineering (S&E). Most of the studies in relation to race/ethnicity combine Asians into one category whether they are immigrants (foreign born) or US citizens. Research has suggested that job satisfaction differs with the type of citizenship status held by faculty members. However, what studies fail to notice is that Asian faculty members who are either born in the United States or are naturalized might experience very different levels of attitudes and satisfaction toward their job when compared with Asian faculty members who are foreign born and on temporary visa status, impacting retention. Do institutions recognize the differences between these two groups, or are Asian faculty members considered a "model minority" group and "problem-free?" This is the question that this study aims to examine. Given the growing competition in S&E globally, matters pertaining to faculty members' satisfaction, retention, and persistence will take a front seat among policy makers and university administrators. Data for this study come from the National Science Foundation's Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR).

Keywords: Asian-non-US citizens; other non-US citizens; Asian-US citizens; other-US citizens; immigrant scientists; academic science and engineering; job satisfaction; job productivity; "model minority" (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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DOI: 10.5772/66827

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