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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships among career satisfaction, acculturation, and mentoring for Asian/Pacific Islander American faculty and the mediational role of mentoring in that acculturation-career satisfaction relationship. Participants were 81 faculty members from 2 large 4-year public universities in California. An American orientation was unrelated to career satisfaction and mentoring, but an Asian/Pacific Islander orientation was positively related to mentoring and career satisfaction, which were positively related to each other. Mentoring played a mediational role in the relationship between an Asian/Pacific Islander orientation and career satisfaction. From these findings, colleges and universities should establish multicultural environments, cultural awareness education programs, mentoring programs, and mentor trainings to promote the retention of Asian/Pacific Islander cultures and the mentoring of Asian/Pacific Islander American faculty, and subsequently increase their levels of career satisfaction.
