Top of the Class
Description
The numbers speak for themselves: 18% of Harvard's population; 25% of Columbia's; 42% of Berkeley's; 24% of Stanford's; 25% of Cornell's...
What are Asian parents doing to start their kids on the road to academic excellence at an early age? What can all parents do to help their children ace tests, strive to achieve, and reach educational goals? In this book, two sisters-a doctor and a lawyer whose parents came from South Korea to the U.S. with two
hundred dollars in their pockets-reveal the practices that lead Asian-Americans to academic, professional, and personal success.
Jane Kim, Esq., works as an Immigration Specialist of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar and has received numerous writing awards and has published essays dealing with cultural issues in literary magazines including America's Intercultural Magazine.
PUBLISHER:
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10:
0425205614
ISBN-13:
9780425205617
BINDING:
Paperback / softback
BISAC:
Education
PUBLICATION YEAR:
2005
NUMBER OF PAGES:
224
BOOK DIMENSIONS:
5.4800(W) x 8.2500(H) x 0.6400(D)
AUDIENCE TYPE:
General/Adult
LANGUAGE:
English