Early Childhood and the Asian American Experience

Exploring Intersectionality and Addressing Misrepresentations
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-56687-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 170 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 259 g

This essential and urgent book presents research-based understandings about Asian American early childhood, bringing to light the battle Asian Americans face against American nativism from their early years’ experiences.

The first of its kind in academic literature, the book addresses the well-known issue of underrepresentation of Asian Americans in early childhood education research and practice, and in American society in general. Using the intersectionality and multiple identities perspectives, the authors explore a myriad of inaccurate cultural perceptions and misrepresentations, centering within-group differences among Asian American children and giving particular attention to disempowered groups among them. Issues related to socioeconomic status, gender, dis/abilities, linguistic backgrounds, and minority groups among Asian American populations are addressed, with implications for researchers and educators as well as context for examining the policies that cause inequities among Asian American children.
This book is key reading for early childhood education researchers, professors, and graduate students to become more productively engaged in discussions and practices toward racial justice.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Meacham, Sohyun "Soh"

Wee, Su-Jeong

Kim, Jinhee

Han, Sophia

Hsieh, Wu-Ying

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Sonderpädagogik, Heilpädagogik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. Introduction: Framework for Asian American Early Childhood Education Introduction Asian American Early Childhood The “Model Minority” Stereotype Cultural Emphasis on Education in Asian Communities Languages of Asian American Early Childhood Nuances of Lack of Representation Theoretical Influences for This Book Asian Traditional Values and Asian American Parenting Practices Our Review of AsianCrit based on Early Childhood Education Perspectives Alternative Theories for Asian American Early

Über Autor(innen)

Sohyun “Soh” Meacham, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Literacy Education at the University of Northern Iowa.

Su-Jeong Wee, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Child and Family Studies at California State University, Los Angeles.

Jinhee Kim, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education at Kennesaw State University.

Sophia Han, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education and Teacher Education at the University of South Florida.

Wu-Ying Hsieh, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Early Childhood Special Education at the University of Northern Iowa.