Critical Ethnic Studies in Education: Revisiting Colonialism, Genocide, and US Imperialism–An Introduction

ABSTRACT

A critical ethnic studies in education is a way to extend or push notions of equity and justice in education. It is necessary given the deleterious impact of neoliberal policies and practices that support an ahistorical, apolitical, and non-materialist understanding of history. The four articles in this symposium offer a critical comparative studies in education and provide a basis of analysis around themes like genocide, colonialism, and imperialism.

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Kevin D. Lam

Kevin D. Lam is Associate Professor of Urban & Diversity Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Drake University.  He was born in Vietnam and raised in Los Angeles-Chinatown.  His research and teaching interests include Vietnamese/Asian American youth violence, critical theory of racism, critical pedagogy, cultural studies, urban education, US imperialism, and political economy.  Lam is the author of Youth Gangs, Racism, and Schooling:  Vietnamese American Youth in a Postcolonial Context.