“We’re More Than Ube”: A Qualitative Case Study of a Filipinx/Filipinx American Parent-Driven Learning Collective

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Abstract

This qualitative case study centers a Filipinx/Filipinx American parent-organized learning collective that emerged amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The research shares the experiences and perspectives of the founding members and organizers during the early evolution of the learning collective for families with the desire to strengthen their connection to the Philippines through language, arts, and cultural practices. Through critical race and decolonial theoretical lenses, the author, a Filipina American motherscholar and practitioner, explores the intersections of learning about race, ethnicity, and identity at home, school, and a third space of learning within the collective. Findings indicate the importance of strength-based views of Filipinx/Filipinx American parental involvement, Filipinx American history and stories in the curriculum, and explores third spaces of learning.
 

Author

• Anna Gail L. Caunca, World Learning