K–12 Asian American Studies as Praxis: Defining Deep Solidarities for Educational Research

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This session is composed of teachers and scholars committed to the development and implementation of K-12 Asian American Studies. Papers address the work to create Asian American Studies curriculum, the articulation of Ethnic Studies pedagogy, policy initiatives, and grassroots organizing. We present research and practitioner perspectives on (1) articulating an Asian American Studies Pedagogy at the K-12 level, (2) the significance of community-school-university partnerships in teacher and curriculum development in K-12 Filipinx American Studies, and (3) teacher testimonies on infusing Asian American Studies in the curriculum. Collectively, we offer empirical research that demonstrates the need for and utility of Asian American Studies to inform educational research committed to understanding deep solidarities for and with Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Research on the Education of Asian and Pacific Americans

Chair

• Tracy Lachica Buenavista, California State University - Northridge

Papers

• Toward an Asian American Studies Pedagogy: Contexts and Conditions for Radical Education - Jocyl Sacramento, California State University - East Bay; Edward R. Curammeng, California State University - Dominguez Hills; Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales, San Francisco State University

• Asian American Studies for Grassroots Teacher Education: A Case Study of Pin@y Educational Partnerships - Arlene S. Daus-Magbual, San Francisco State University; Dr. Rod Daus-Magbual, Pin@y Educational Partnerships

• Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies: A High School Case Study - Lauren Arzaga Daus, University of California - Los Angeles

• Asian American Literature as Liberation in the Public High School Classroom - Matthew Laurel, Berkeley High School

Discussant

• Roland Sintos Coloma, Wayne State University