Building a Multiethnic Alliance for Transformational Resistance

• In Event: What Does It Really Mean to Be "Asian"?

Abstract

This study uses Yamamoto’s (1997) interracial justice framework to explore a 2009 multiethnic student led movement for school reform. I specifically analyze resistance methods the student led movement used to protest the racially hostile climate in the schools. Learning from past multiethnic campaigns for social justice, the students developed a theory of change that resulted in significant changes to school policies around racist rhetoric and cultural understanding. This study shows the impact grassroot student movements can make to promoting their own voice while developing a democratic education in which all students can thrive.

Author

• Michael Ishimoto, University of California - Los Angeles