GIFTED ASIAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS - IDENTIFICATION, CURRICULAR, AND COUNSELING CONCERNS

Asian Americans(1) constitute the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States population, and an incredible diversity exists among Asi an-American groups with respect to language, values and beliefs, socio economic status, acculturation, and ethnic identity. Yet research invo lving gifted Asian Americans is limited. Suggestions for teaching and counseling are rare, and most literature addresses only identification concerns. This article calls attention to the deficits in the current literature; analyzes the numerous factors that influence the intellec tual, social and emotional development of gifted Asian Americans; summ arizes recommended curricular and counseling practices; and suggests f uture directions for research and interventions.