Voices of Asian Americans in higher education : unheard stories / edited by Festus E. Obiakor, Ying Hui-Michael.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Obiakor, Festus E., editor.

Hui-Michael, Ying, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asian American college teachers--Social conditions.

Asian American college teachers.

Asian American college teachers--Ethnic identity.

Minorities in higher education--United States.

Minorities in higher education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 150 pages)

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2019]

Summary:

"Voices of Asian Americans in Higher Education: Unheard Voices is a unique and historical book. Asian Americans are often portrayed as "model minority", yet their personal and educational experiences are often unheard. In this book, 10 Asian American higher education educators and scholars presented their realistic pictures in American higher education by through their personal narratives. The contributors in this book come from different regions and teach in different colleges and universities; and coincidentally, they all endure the "outsider" category formerly as students and now as professors and leaders. This "outsider" status can be emotionally overwhelming and psychologically unnerving. This status hampers opportunities for Asian Americans to grow and maximize their fullest potential. Though they develop different strategies to address their to address their "outsider" label, it is does not make it comfortable. But, time and time again, they have proven that they can succeed! In this technological age, we must value unending truths as we educate ourselves and others. We hope the book can be an educational and informational resources for administrator and faculty in higher education and educational policy makers"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

My journal on multicultural special education / Ying Hui-Michael

Maneuvering through the interdepartmental politics of graduate school: My hmong voice / Tong T. Xiong

Teaching vulnerably: My teaching stories / Jung-ah Choi

My journey of transformation in multicultural special education / Shernaz B. García

Struggling to be heard: Continued saga / Li-Rong Lilly Cheng

East to west, and back again: A personal and academic journey / C. N. Le

Being a multicultural and special education professor: My story, my voice / Hsu-Min Chiang

Invocation of forever foreigner identity in critical multicultural teacher education / Jenna Min Shim

Cultural autobiography of a christian foreign educator in the United States / Lucia Y. Lu

My multicultural journey in america's higher education / Carol Huang

Beyond silence in multicultural education / Festus E. Obiakor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

ISBN:

1-64113-434-8