InonlytwodecadesAsianAmericanshavebecomethefastest-growingUSminority．Astheirchildrenbeganmovingupthroughthenation’sschools，itbecameclearthatanewkindofculturewascomingout．Theirachievementsaremadeinthen
InonlytwodecadesAsianAmericanshavebecomethefastest-growingUSminority．Astheirchildrenbeganmovingupthroughthenation’sschools，itbecameclearthatanewkindofculturewascomingout．Theirachievementsaremadeinthenation’sbestuniversities，wheremathematics，scienceandengineeringdepartmentshavetakenonadecidedlyAsiancharacter.ThisspeciallikingformathematicsandscienceispartlyexplainedbythefactthatAsian-AmericanstudentswhobegantheireducationabroadarrivedintheU.S.withasolidgroundinginmathematicsbutlittleornoknowledgeofEnglish.Theyarealsoinfluencedbythepromiseofagoodjobaftercollege．Asiansfeeltherewillbelessunfairtreatmentinareaslikemathematicsandsciencebecausetheywillbejudgedmoreobjectively(客观)．Andthemoneyspentoneducationismoreimmediatelyreturnedinsomethinglikeengineeringthanwithanartsdegree．
MostAsian-AmericanstudentsowetheirsuccesstotheinfluenceofparentswhoaredeterminedthattheirchildrenshouldtakefulladvantageofwhattheAmericaneducationalsystemhastooffer.Aneffectivemeasureofparentalattentionishomework.AsianparentsspendmoretimewiththeirchildrenthanAmericanparentsdo，andithelps．ManyresearchersalsobelievethereissomethinginAsianculture，suchasfamilyvalue，theimportanceofeducationandsoonthatleadtotheirsuccess.
BothexplanationsforacademicsuccessworryAsianAmericansbecauseoffearsthattheycouldcausethenativeAmericans’unhappiness．ManycanrememberwhenChinese,JapaneseandFilipinoimmigrants(移民)wereunequallytreatedbecauseofsocialseparation．Indeed，itwasnotuntil1952thatlawswerelaiddowngivingallAsianimmigrantstherighttocitizenship.
小题1:FewAsian-Americanstudentsmajorinhumansciencesmainlybecause .A．theyareafraidtheymightmeetwithunfairjudgementintheseareasB．thereisawidedifferencebetweenAsianandWesternculturesC．theyknowlittleaboutAmericanculturesandWesternculturesD．theirEnglishisnotgoodenough小题2:Asian-Americansprefersomethinglikeengineeringtoanartsd
