"My Parents Are Like, Racist Too": Korean American Students Talk Race and Racism

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session One
  In Roundtable Session: Critical Literacy: Disrupting the Commonplace in Both In- and Out-of-School Literacy Settings (Table 12)

Abstract

In order to make social change, Asian American adolescents need more opportunities to express their understandings of race and racism and tell their stories as marginalized communities and future leaders. Hence, this study centralizes the voices of six Korean American adolescents and their perceptions and responses to issues of race and racism in an out-of-school discussion group dedicated to reading, watching, and discussing literature and media on Asian American history and anti-racism. A preliminary analysis identified several themes across the first six discussions: 1) students' perception of racism is contextual, 2) students critique family members who are complicit in racism, and 3) students reflect on their past learning of Asian American history.

Author

• Ji Hyun Hong, University of Georgia
  Presenting Author