Can Higher Education Ameliorate Racial/Ethnic Disadvantage? An Analysis of the Wage Assimilation of College-Educated Hispanic Americans

• Published in: SAGE open Vol. 11; no. 2
• Main Authors: Wang, Sharron Xuanren, Sakamoto, Arthur
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.04.2021; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Acculturation; Age Differences; College Graduates; Economic Impact; Educational Attainment; Employment Level; Ethnicity; Gender Differences; Geographic Location; Higher Education; Hispanic Americans; Immigrants; Individual Characteristics; Institutional Characteristics; Intellectual Disciplines; Outcomes of Education; Parent Background; Place of Residence; Racial Differences; Racial Discrimination; Wages; Whites; United States > US; wage inequality; immigration generation; college-educated Hispanics; assimilation

Hispanics are the largest minority group in the United States, but quantitative research on the various components of this population has not received extensive investigation. College-educated Hispanics have been particularly neglected due to exaggerated and negative stereotypes. This present study...