Despite some research to the contrary, many hold the “model minority” stereotype that Asian American youth are civically unengaged. To highlight their diverse experiences, we examined profiles of civic engagement in 3,556 Asian American students from the 2008 University of California Undergraduate Experience Survey. Using 7 indicators of political and community participation, latent class analysis revealed 3 subgroups: Highly Involved (11%), Voting Involved (57%), and Uninvolved (32%). Compared to Chinese Americans, Filipino and East Indian/Pakistani American students were most likely to be Voting Involved. First-generation immigrants were least represented, and students with more educated parents most represented, in the Voting Involved group. Campus experiences including climate of respect, freedom of expression, academic engagement, cultural identity development, and religious participation were uniquely associated with civic engagement typologies. Findings advance research on heterogeneity among Asian American youth and offer implications for colleges and universities that aim to promote civic development among Asian American students.

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他们是政治的吗？调查亚裔美国大学生的公民参与。

尽管有一些相反的研究，但许多人持有“模范少数族裔”的刻板印象，即亚裔美国青年没有参与公民活动。为了突出他们不同的经历，我们调查了来自 2008 年加州大学本科生经历调查的 3,556 名亚裔美国学生的公民参与概况。使用 7 个政治和社区参与指标，潜在类别分析揭示了 3 个子组：高度参与 (11%)、投票参与 (57%) 和不参与 (32%)。与华裔美国人相比，菲律宾和东印度/巴基斯坦裔美国学生最有可能参与投票。在参与投票的群体中，第一代移民的代表人数最少，父母受教育程度较高的学生代表人数最多。校园体验，包括尊重气氛、言论自由、学术参与、文化认同发展和宗教参与与公民参与类型有着独特的联系。调查结果推进了亚裔美国青年异质性的研究，并为旨在促进亚裔美国学生公民发展的学院和大学提供了启示。