A Duoethnography of Two Chinese, Queer Language Teacher-Educators’ Intersected Identities in a U.S. Higher Institution

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Abstract

This study aimed to understand the intersection of sexuality, ethnicity, and language identities of two Chinese queer language teacher educators and reveal how their intersected identities were reflected in their professional experiences in a US teacher education program. Adopting duoethnography, the authors probed each others’ experiences through ethnographic interviews, classroom observation, and social media posts. Findings showed that ethnicity and language identities had varied influence on their ways of becoming a language teacher educator, but the intersection of sexual identity with ethnicity and language identities played a key role in shaping their career path to be an advocate for queers. This study also illustrated how duoethnography could facilitate the investigation of the lived experiences of people from minoritized groups.

Authors

• Jiameng Gao, University of Washington

• Jie Li, University of New Mexico