The educational achievements of Asian American children, especially those from lower backgrounds, are substantially higher than other ethnoracial groups. Hyper-selectivity theory finds the origin of such an advantage in the double selectivity of Asian immigrants after the passage of the 1965 Immigration Act and the formation of cross-class community resources. Utilizing the 1940 linked full-count Census, 1940–2000 decennial censuses, and the 2008–2012 and 2015–2019 American Community Survey, this study tracks changes in the educational advantages of Asian immigrants’ children. Our results show that in contrast to the anticipated dependence of the educational achievements of Asian immigrants’ children on structural conditions, the educational advantages of Asian immigrants’ children have remained remarkably persistent over time and across geographical locations. The influx of highly educated Asian immigrants is not associated with an increase in the educational advantages of lower-background Asian Americans. The implications of these findings are discussed.

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1940 年至 2015-2019 年亚洲移民子女的持续教育优势


亚裔美国儿童，尤其是来自较低背景的亚裔儿童的教育成就大大高于其他族裔群体。超选择性理论认为这种优势的根源在于1965年移民法通过后亚裔移民的双重选择性和跨阶层社区资源的形成。本研究利用 1940 年关联全面人口普查、1940-2000 年十年一次的人口普查以及 2008-2012 年和 2015-2019 年美国社区调查，追踪亚洲移民子女教育优势的变化。我们的研究结果表明，与亚洲移民子女的教育成就对结构条件的预期依赖相反，亚洲移民子女的教育优势随着时间的推移和跨地理位置仍然非常持久。受过高等教育的亚裔移民的涌入与低背景亚裔美国人教育优势的增强并不相关。讨论了这些发现的含义。