Asian American Racialization and the Politics of U.S. Education (Critical Social Thought)

Asian American Racialization and the Politics of U.S. Education explores issues surrounding Asian American education in the United States, and how they relate to educational theory, policy, and practice. The book challenges stereotypes and assumptions that pervade U.S. education, restores absent histories of Asian American people in this context, and provides concrete examples of educational actions and policies that enable anti-racist educational work to go on. It argues that understanding Asian American racialization in the U.S. is essential to fighting white supremacy in schools and communities. Utilizing frameworks from Asian American Studies and Cultural Studies, this book will be important reading for those interested in doing anti-racist, liberatory, and abolitionist educational work. In particular, it will be relevant for those working or researching in the fields of Asian American Education, Multicultural Education, Social Justice Education, and Critical Education. Mia's back! But her gang of friends is changing. Mia's parents sent her to a private school this year to bring her grades up, so her only chance to see her old friends Gauthier, Louka, and Zouzou is playing video games with them after school. There's a new tenant at Wilfried's place, a geek who has an interesting relationship with oven mitts. This year also brings a new challenge for Mia: a fighting-game tournament at the local video game store, with a mysterious new opponent. And there's still that haunted house around the corner .. Cover Endorsements Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents Acknowledgments Series Editor Introduction 1. Why Asian American Racialization Now? 2. Learning Asian America 3. Asian American Education Under Threat 4. The Rise of the Asian American Model Minority 5. Neoliberal Model Minority Meritocracy 6. Hardworking, Techno-Oriental Machines 7. Beyond Perils, Models, and Borders 8. Educating for Critical Asian American Pasts, Presents, and Futures Index