An International Scientific Community: Asian Scholars in the United States

by Hyaeweol Choi

Despite the small percentage of Asian scholars in U.S. academe (4.7%), they are the fastest growing academic group since the 1980s, particularly in the fields of science and engineering. In the era of globalization of science, the role of Asian scholars as a bridge between societies is increasingly important for effective communication of scientific and cultural knowledge. In this study, Choi, herself a Korean, employed in-depth interviewing of Asian...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275950727
• ISBN13: 9780275950729
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"