Racism, Resistance, and Emancipatory Praxis: Counter-Narratives of a Family of AAPI Educators in Urban Contexts

• In Event: A College and Career Nexus That Promotes Access for All Marginalized Students

Abstract

Grounded on lived experiences of a family of three K-12 educators with roots in Native Hawai’ian, Filipino, and Chinese heritages, this 7-year longitudinal qualitative study adopted critical counter-narrative as a methodology to analyze their racialized experiences as students, parents, teachers and leaders in urban school contexts. Through the theoretical lenses of Asian Critical Race Theory, and Kanaka ‘Oiwi Critical Race Theory, it revealed their experiences with racism constitute the rejection of their cultural identities and professional competence even while their skills and labor were relied upon for institutional success. Their resistance and resilience, rooted in professional skills as well as family and community funds of knowledge, enabled an emancipatory praxis that transforms the life and schooling of their students.

Author

• Katrina Liu, University of Nevada - Las Vegas