TY - JOUR
T1 - Puerto Rican high achievers
T2 - An example of ethnic and academic identity compatibility
AU - Flores-González, Nilda
PY - 1999/9
Y1 - 1999/9
N2 - Although research finds that members of some involuntary minority ethnic groups tend to develop oppositional identities, Puerto Rican students studied in this research project at an urban high school did not associate school success with "whiteness." These students were academically successful while still maintaining their ethnic identity. They were not accused of acting white, did not mask their academic accomplishments, and did not assume raceless personas. Different conceptualizations of ethnicity, sociohistorical context, and class may account for their maintenance of ethnic identity while achieving success in school.
AB - Although research finds that members of some involuntary minority ethnic groups tend to develop oppositional identities, Puerto Rican students studied in this research project at an urban high school did not associate school success with "whiteness." These students were academically successful while still maintaining their ethnic identity. They were not accused of acting white, did not mask their academic accomplishments, and did not assume raceless personas. Different conceptualizations of ethnicity, sociohistorical context, and class may account for their maintenance of ethnic identity while achieving success in school.
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U2 - 10.1525/aeq.1999.30.3.343
DO - 10.1525/aeq.1999.30.3.343
M3 - Article
SN - 0161-7761
VL - 30
SP - 343
EP - 362
JO - Anthropology and Education Quarterly
JF - Anthropology and Education Quarterly
IS - 3
ER -