Anti-Racist Education for Asian American Students

Abstract

Drawing on their academic and experiential knowledge, the authors use AsianCrit as the guiding framework to present research-based strategies that promote anti-racist curriculum, pedagogy, and holistic development for Asian American students in U.S. K–12 schools.

Keywords:

• anti-racist education
• Asian American students
• critical race theory

Acknowledgments

Lin Wu dedicates this article to his daughter, Yina Wu. May all your teachers recognize your full humanity, and may you remember that yellow is the color of the stars on the darkest night.

Olympia Lai dedicates this article to her mother, Nadine Lai, the first teacher who taught her to take pride in her multicultural heritage.

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Notes on contributors

Lin Wu

吴林 Lin Wu is an Assistant Professor of Teacher Education at Western Oregon University. A first-generation college student and immigrant from China, his research interests include race and empire, Asian diasporas, and multicultural teacher education. Email: [email protected]

Olympia Lai

黎慧潁 Olympia Lai is a Spanish teacher and the World Language Department Chair at Garfield High School in Seattle, Washington. She also advises the Japanese and Korean Student Associations at her school. Email: [email protected]