Erään Atlantan vauraan pohjoisen esikaupunkialueen lukion (Georgian osavaltion kouluista paras SAT-testisijoitusten mukaan) statistiikkaa:
- -oppilaita 10.:llä luokalla 450, joista:
- -45% aasialaisia (asian)
-43% valkoisia (white)
-9% afro-american
- -luokan parhaat eli ns. Superhonor Students, todistuksen keskiarvo yli 96%: 140 kpl eli n. 30% koko oppilasmäärästä (moninkertainen Yhdysvaltojen lukioiden keskiarvoon verrattuna), joista:
- -n. 50%:lla kiinalainen/korealainen sukunimi (melkein kaikki käyttävät amerikkalaisia etunimiä kuten Mike, John, David jne.)
-n. 25%:lla intialainen (etu- ja) sukunimi
-n. 25%:lla eurooppalainen suku- ja etunimi (sis. myös afro-amerikkalaiset), joista
- -n. 0,5%:lla suomalainen etu- ja sukunimi
-n. 0,25%:lla venäläinen etu- ja sukunimi
- -Superhonor Students-joukon eli 10.:n lk:n 1%:n kärki ("Super-Superhonors"), 5 kpl:
- -voittaja: intialainen (20%)
-muut 4: kiinalaisia 3(60%) ja suomalaisia 1(20%!)
Koulun nettisivulta napattua:
"...Stress facts for South Asian Children and Teens
For South Asian children, the most common emotional health concern is stress. Just as children with diabetes are at risk for the same illnesses as adults with diabetes, the same is true for chronic stress. Children who are repeatedly under stressful circumstances are at higher risk, just like adults, for becoming overweight, lowered immunity, developing depression, experiencing gastrointestinal problems, cardiovascular issues and diabetes. In addition, chronic stress can cause children as young as 8 or 9 years of age to contemplate or attempt suicide. In fact, India is one of the leading countries for suicide in children under the age of 15.
The most common sources of stress for South Asian children and teens are:
Academic pressure. Most often parents expect children to perform at a certain standard (e.g. Receiving a B+ is unacceptable) or to be good at subjects that the child is naturally weak in. Often, South Asian parents will focus only on the mistakes the child made and skip over the successes, which lowers the child’s self-esteem and adds to the child’s stress. Because of the collectivistic nature of South Asian culture, children feel they are disappointing their parents by not meeting unreasonable expectations, adding to their stress. South Asian parents inadvertently send messages to children that without success in a limited number of subjects, majors or careers they have failed. This rigidity in the definition of success continues to add to the stress level of children from as young as 8 years old.
Acculturation stress. South Asian children struggle to balance their home culture and the dominant culture where they reside. Parents often don’t know the nuances and intricacies of growing up in a different country than their own so children feel alone and almost as if they have no mentor to look up to when it comes to daily life outside of the home. Knowing how to honor the family’s traditions while still blending in with non South Asians becomes a source of much stress for young children and the reason for much rebellion in the teenage years."
Edellinen artikkeli pätee melkeinpä vieläkin paremmin itä-aasialaisiin koululaisiin. Opettaja kyseli kerran koulun kemian vaikeimmalla kurssilla, että minkälainen suhde oppilailla on vanhempiinsa. Eräs kiinalainen oppilas vastasi: "Pelkään kuollakseni vanhempiani." Muut kiinalaiset/korealaiset: "Minä myös", "Niin minäkin", "Minä ainakin pelkään!", "Minä myös"...
Samassa luokassa parisen viikoa myöhemmin:
Opettaja (meluun kyllästyneenä): "Suu kiinni kaikki, joilla on ruskeat silmät!" "Hei, Putkonen Jr., onks sulla ruskeat silmät?"
Putkonen Jr.: "On!"
Opettaja: "No niin, sitten se pätee kaikkiin!"
(Kaikki paitsi Putkonen Jr. olivat kiinalaisia/korealaisia)