Ethnic Minority-Serving Institutions

Weiyan Xiong is Research Assistant Professor at Lingnan University School of Graduate Studies, Hong Kong. Formerly, he was Program Coordinator at the Institute for International Studies in Education at the University of Pittsburgh, USA, and Visiting Student Researcher at the Myers Center for Research on Native American Issues at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. He has published works on indigenous higher education; comparative, international, and development education; and faculty professional development.

1. Introduction.- 2. American Indians and Alaska Natives and Chinese Ethnic Minorities: Demographics and Higher Education.- 3. American Indian and Alaska Native and Chinese Ethnic Minority Higher Education: Evolution, Characteristics, and Challenges.- 4. Research Design.- 5. Roles in Support of Indigenous/Ethnic Minority Peoples.- 6. Facilitating Factors in Serving Indigenous/Ethnic Minority Peoples.- 7. Challenges in Serving Indigenous/Ethnic Minority Peoples.- 8. Meeting Challenges: Highlights of Strategies and Practices in Serving Indigenous/Ethnic Minority Peoples.- 9. Into the Future: Better Development.- 10. Discussion: A Comparative Analysis.- 11. Conclusion and Recommendations.