Challenging the invisibility of Asian Americans in education

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Betina Hsieh

Dr. Betina Hsieh is an associate professor of teacher education at California State University, Long Beach. Her teacher education work is informed by her urban middle school teaching and literacy coaching experiences, work as co-director of the Bay Area Writing Project, and mothering. Current research interests include Asian American teachers, MotherScholars, identity-informed mentoring in teacher education, and teacher and teacher educator identity. At the heart of Dr. Hsieh’s work is the exploration of how who we are shapes what we do (and the choices we make) as teachers and teacher educators. Her recent publications include articles in Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, English Teaching: Practice and Critique, Literacy Research and Instruction and Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.

Jung Kim

Dr. Jung Kim is a mother, teacher educator, runner, school board member, and researcher. A former high school English teacher and literacy coach, she is currently an associate professor of literacy at Lewis University. She is strongly interested in issues of equity and inclusion, particularly in regards to representation in curriculum. Her second book on teaching with graphic novels is forthcoming. Kim has also written on hip-hop, out of school literacies, and the racial identities of Asian American teachers.