ABSTRACT
At the beginning of the 21st century, race continues to be one of the most explosive issues in American higher education. Over the past four decades, college students’ racial attitudes regarding multiculturalism and/or diversity have attracted widespread attention in both the popular media and scholarly exchange (Altbach, 1991). Yet, the voices of Asian Pacific Americans, one of the fastest growing minority groups in American colleges and universities (Escueta & O’Brien, 1995), have been relatively absent from these conversations in both the public and academic realms—even among those parties who seek to promote diversity in higher education. Instead, Asian Pacific Americans (APAs) are often overlooked in research and dialogue concerning students’ racial attitudes.
