02474nam 2200577 450 991080823580332120230126213750.01-4985-2169-X(CKB)3710000000531016(EBL)4182153(OCoLC)932334178(SSID)ssj0001581858(PQKBManifestationID)16259961(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001581858(PQKBWorkID)14828753(PQKB)11382861(MiAaPQ)EBC4182153(EXLCZ)99371000000053101620151106h20162016 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe pursuit of the Chinese dream in America Chinese undergraduate students at American universities /Dennis T. YangLanham, Maryland :Lexington Books,[2016]©20161 online resource (175 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4985-2170-3 1-4985-2168-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Reaching for the Chinese dream -- Theoretical framework -- Cheeseheads, colleges, and Chinese parents -- Chinese forms of capital -- Mianzi, motivations, and higher education.The Pursuit of the Chinese Dream in America examines the hopes, expectations, challenges, and aspirations of the current generation of Chinese students as they pursue higher education at American universities. Based on interviews with Chinese students, parents, teachers, and educational agents in Shanghai, this ethnographic study analyzes the cultural, economic, and social factors that have fostered the increase of Chinese undergraduates on American campuses.Chinese studentsUnited StatesAttitudesCollege studentsChinaAttitudesCollege studentsFamily relationshipsChinaForeign studySocial aspectsChinaChinese studentsAttitudes.College studentsAttitudes.College studentsFamily relationshipsForeign studySocial aspects378.1/9829951073Yang Dennis Tao1712077MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808235803321The pursuit of the Chinese dream in America4103932UNINA