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This review examines the impact of Asian Pacific American (APA) students’ characteristics and experiences on their academic achievement. The article begins by describing the demographics and diversity of this group, and it explores the challenges posed by APA community college students’ background characteristics and influences, the model minority stereotype, and identity development. The limited research that focuses on APA students at community colleges is summarised, as well as broader research on APA students in general. The article concludes with implications for practice and recommendations for future research.

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This study examined how the academic aspirations of Asian Pacific Americans (APAs) attending community colleges are influenced by their demographic and educational background, reasons for attending, and obstacles they expect to encounter. The sample consisted of 846 APAs out of a total student sample of 5,000 in an urban community college district. The analyses compared results for ethnic groups within the APA community as well as APAs with other racial groups. The key finding - that APA community college students often consist of recent immigrants - should lead institutional researchers to collect data on their numbers, characteristics, and needs.

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