Struggling Through Together: AAPI and Asian Diaspora Leadership Perspectives

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This symposium examines the intersectionalities of race, ethnicigy, class, and gender identities through the lived experiences of the Asian diaspora. Because each presenter is a different Asian ethnicity, we explore the commonalities and distinct elements of our historical labels as we co-construct our collective futures. As a panel of Chinese-American, Vietnamese-American, Indigenou Filipino, and Korean American educational scholar-practitioners, we stand collectively to expand our solidarities beyond the present state of things, to imagine a justice-oriented Asian-futurism in education research.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Education and Research

Chair

• Paul Koh, Towson University

Papers

• Dragon Lady or Lotus Flower: Counterstories of Resistance of Women Leaders of the Asian Diaspora - Jessica Wei Huang, University of San Diego; Jenn Thuan Nguyen, University of Washington - Seattle

• Kapwaan Conceptual Framework: Towards a Filipino-centered Epistemology in Educational Leadership - Virgilio Caruz, Milpitas Unified School District

• Love is a Well of Resistance - Lessons from the Asian Diaspora - Paul Koh, Towson University

• Leading without a Title: A Vietnamese-American Woman’s Counterstory on Resistance in K-20 Public Schools - Ruby Pham-Stuart, University of Houston

Session Organizer

• Ruby Pham-Stuart, University of Houston

Discussant

• Jia Liang, Kansas State University