"Strangers" of the academy : Asian women scholars in higher education / edited by Guofang Li and Gulbahar H. Beckett ; foreword by Shirley Geok-Lin Lim.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Li, Guofang, 1972-

Beckett, Gulbahar H., 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asian American women college teachers--United States.

Asian American women college teachers.

Women scholars--United States.

Women scholars.

United States.

Discrimination in higher education--United States.

Discrimination in higher education.

Physical Description:

xviii, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Va. : Stylus Pub., 2006.

Summary:

No less than other minorities, Asian women scholars are confronted with racial discrimination and stereotyping as well as disrespect for their research, teaching, and leadership; and are underrepresented in academia.

Contents:

Foreword: Identities Asian, Female, Scholar Critiques and Celebrations of the North American Academy / Shirley Geok-Lin Lim xiii

Introduction: Reconstructing Culture and Identity in the Academy: Asian Female Scholars Theorizing Their Experiences / Guofang Li, Gulbahar H. Beckett 1

Part 1 Asian Female Scholars in Context

1 Asian Pacific American Women and Men in Higher Education: The Contested Spaces of Their Participation, Persistence, and Challenges as Students, Faculty, and Administrators / Shirley Hune 15

2 Asian American Gender Gap in Science and Technology: Tracking Male versus Female College Students' Paths toward Academic Careers / Jaekyung Lee 37

3 Theorizing Experiences of Asian Women Faculty in Second- and Foreign-Language Teacher Education / Angel Lin, Ryuko Kubota, Su Motha, Wendy Wang, Shelley Wong 56

Part 2 Teaching, Mentoring, Advising, and Securing Tenure

4 Professing in a Nonnative Tongue: Narrative Construction of Realities and Opportunities / Xiaoping Liang 85

5 Multiple Mentors in my Career as a University Faculty / Keiko Komiya Samimy 105

6 Navigating Multiple Roles and Multiple Discourses: A Young Asian Female Scholar's Reflection on Within-Race-and-Gender Interactions / Guofang Li 118

7 Asian American Women in the Academy: Overcoming Stress and Overturning Denials in Advancement / Chalsa M. Loo, Hsiu-Zu Ho 134

Part 3 Gaining Voice, Forming Identity

8 Brown in Black and White: On Being a South Asian Woman Academic / Nina Asher 163

9 Unmasking the Self: Struggling with the Model Minority Stereotype and Lotus Blossom Image / Eunai Kim Shrake 178

10 Within the "Safe Haven" of Women's Studies: A Thai Female Faculty's Reflection on Identity and Scholarship / Piya Pangsapa 195

11 Between the Worlds: Searching for a Competent Voice / Yan Guo 211

12 Moderation, Modesty, Creativity, and Criticalness: A Chinese American Medical Professor Speaks / Gulbahar H. Beckett, Jianhua Zhang 233

Part 4 Building Bridges, Building the Future

13 The Road Less Traveled: An Asian Woman Immigrant Faculty's Experience Practicing Global Pedagogy in Teacher Education / Guichun Zong 251

14 From Mentorship to Friendship, Collaboration, and Collegiality / Xue Lan Rong, Judith Preissle 266

15 Building Bridges, Working for a Better World / Jing Lin 289.

ISBN:

1579221203

1579221211

OCLC:

62594252