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Caught Between Two Worlds”

Asian American Elementary Teachers’ Enactment of Asian American History

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ID8923699
AuthorsNoreen Naseem Rodríguez (0000-0003-0798-0155, Iowa State University, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume55
Issue2
Pages214-240
Publication date2018-05-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-1946 • E-ISSN: 1532-6993
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00131946.2018.1467320
OpenAlexW2806197685
LanguageEN
Citations received40
References cited87

Traditional narratives of U.S. history largely exclude Asian American histories, particularly at the elementary level. This qualitative case study examines how three Asian American elementary school teachers included Asian American histories in their social studies curriculum and scaffolded student understanding by sharing their own hybrid identities and experiences. The teachers (re)framed the purpose of the historical narrative and confronted the dominant narrative of Japanese American incarceration, while making connections between Japanese American incarceration and contemporary events. Through this work, the teachers illustrated the complexity of race in the United States and presented discrimination and racism as enduring issues worthy of discussion with young learners

American history · Asian americans · Curriculum · Ethnic group · Literature · Narrative · Narrative inquiry · Pedagogy · Qualitative research · Race (biology · Racial bias · Racism · Social science · Social studies · Sociology · Anthropology · Critical Race Theory in Education · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Gender Studies · Global Education and Multiculturalism

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