Asian American Education: Identities, Racial Issues, and Languages (Research on the Education of Asian Pacific Americans) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1617354619 ISBN 13: 9781617354618

Publisher: Information Age Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Asian American Education--Asian American Identities, Racial Issues, and Languages presents groundbreaking research that critically challenges the invisibility, stereotyping, and common misunderstandings of Asian Americans by disrupting "customary" discourse and disputing "familiar" knowledge. The chapters in this anthology provide rich, detailed evidence and interpretations of the status and experiences of Asian American students, teachers, and programs in K-12 and higher education, including struggles with racism and other race-related issues. This material is authored by nationally-prominent scholars as well as highly-regarded emerging researchers. As a whole, this volume contributes to the deconstruction of the image of Asian Americans as a model minority and at the same time reconstructs theories to explain their diverse educational experiences. It also draws attention to the cultural and especially structural challenges Asian Americans face when trying to make institutional changes. This book will be of great interest to researchers, teachers, students, and other practitioners and policymakers concerned with the education of Asian Americans as well as other peoples of color.

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University of North Carolina

Edition details

• Publisher: Information Age Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1617354619
• ISBN 13: 9781617354618
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 236
• Editor: Rong Xue Lan, Endo Russell