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This innovative volume offers the first sustained examination of the myriad ways Asian American Studies is taught at the university level. Through this lens, this volume illuminates key debates in U.S. society about pedagogy, multiculturalism, diversity, racial and ethnic identities, and communities formed on these bases. Asian American Studies shares critical concerns with other innovative fields that query representation, positionality, voice, and authority in the classroom as well as in the larger society. Acknowledging these issues, twenty-one distinguished contributors illustrate how disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to Asian American Studies can be utilized to make teaching and learning about diversity more effective. "Teaching Asian America" thus offers new and exciting insights about the state of ethnic studies and about the challenges of pluralism that face us as we move into the twenty-first century. (From the Publisher)
Table Of Content:
Acknowledgments
ch. 1 Introduction (Lane Ryo Hirabayashi)
ch. 2 Queer/Asian American/Canons (David L. Eng)
ch. 3 Teaching Asian American History (Gary Y. Okihiro)
ch. 4 "Just What Do I Think I'm Doing?" Enactments of Identity and Authority in the Asian American Literature Classroom (Patricia A. Sakurai)
ch. 5 The Case for Class: Introduction to the Political Economy of Asian American Communities in the San Francisco Bay Area (Ben Kobashigawa)
ch. 6 Critical Pedagogy in Asian American Studies: Reflections on an Experiment in Teaching (Keith Osajima)
ch. 7 Unity of Theory and Practice: Integrating Feminist Pedagogy Into Asian American Studies (Diane C. Fujino)
ch. 8 Contemporary Asian American Men's Issues (Jachinson W. Chan)
ch. 9 Teaching Against the Grain: Thoughts on Asian American Studies and "Nontraditional" Students (Ji-Song Ku)
ch. 10 Reflections on Diversity and Inclusion: South Asians and Asian American Studies (Madhulika S. Khandelwal)
ch. 11 A Contending Pedagogy: Asian American Studies as Extracurricular Praxis (Laura Hyun Yi Kang)
ch. 12 Reflections on Teaching about Asian American Communities (Timothy P. Fong)
ch. 13 Psychology and the Teaching of Asian American Studies (Ramsay Liem)
ch. 14 Beyond the Missionary Position: Reflections on Teaching Student Activism from the Bottom Up (Eric C. Wat)
ch. 15 Vietnamese American Studies: Notes toward a New Paradigm (Chung Hoang Chuong)
ch. 16 Empowering the Bayanihan Spirit: Teaching Filipina/o American Studies (Emily Porcincula Lawsin)
ch. 17 Building Community Spirit: A Writing Course on the Indian American Experience (Rosane Rocher)
ch. 18 Teaching the Asian American Experience through Film (Jun Xing)
ch. 19 Teaching Asian American Studies in Community Colleges (Susie Ling)
ch. 20 The Politics of Teaching Asian American Literature Amidst Middle-Class, Caucasian Students "East of California" (Sheng-mei Ma)
App.: Resources for Innovation/Excellence in Teaching: A Select, Annotated Bibliography (Malcolm Collier and Lane Ryo Hirabayashi)
Index
About the Contributors
This innovative volume offers the first sustained examination of the myriad ways Asian American Studies is taught at the university level. Through this lens, this volume illuminates key debates in U.S. society about pedagogy, multiculturalism, diversity, racial and ethnic identities, and communities formed on these bases. Asian American Studies shares critical concerns with other innovative fields that query representation, positionality, voice, and authority in the classroom as well as in the larger society. Acknowledging these issues, twenty-one distinguished contributors illustrate how disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to Asian American Studies can be utilized to make teaching and learning about diversity more effective. "Teaching Asian America" thus offers new and exciting insights about the state of ethnic studies and about the challenges of pluralism that face us as we move into the twenty-first century. (From the Publisher)
Table Of Content:
Acknowledgments
ch. 1 Introduction (Lane Ryo Hirabayashi)
ch. 2 Queer/Asian American/Canons (David L. Eng)
ch. 3 Teaching Asian American History (Gary Y. Okihiro)
ch. 4 "Just What Do I Think I'm Doing?" Enactments of Identity and Authority in the Asian American Literature Classroom (Patricia A. Sakurai)
ch. 5 The Case for Class: Introduction to the Political Economy of Asian American Communities in the San Francisco Bay Area (Ben Kobashigawa)
ch. 6 Critical Pedagogy in Asian American Studies: Reflections on an Experiment in Teaching (Keith Osajima)
ch. 7 Unity of Theory and Practice: Integrating Feminist Pedagogy Into Asian American Studies (Diane C. Fujino)
ch. 8 Contemporary Asian American Men's Issues (Jachinson W. Chan)
ch. 9 Teaching Against the Grain: Thoughts on Asian American Studies and "Nontraditional" Students (Ji-Song Ku)
ch. 10 Reflections on Diversity and Inclusion: South Asians and Asian American Studies (Madhulika S. Khandelwal)
ch. 11 A Contending Pedagogy: Asian American Studies as Extracurricular Praxis (Laura Hyun Yi Kang)
ch. 12 Reflections on Teaching about Asian American Communities (Timothy P. Fong)
ch. 13 Psychology and the Teaching of Asian American Studies (Ramsay Liem)
ch. 14 Beyond the Missionary Position: Reflections on Teaching Student Activism from the Bottom Up (Eric C. Wat)
ch. 15 Vietnamese American Studies: Notes toward a New Paradigm (Chung Hoang Chuong)
ch. 16 Empowering the Bayanihan Spirit: Teaching Filipina/o American Studies (Emily Porcincula Lawsin)
ch. 17 Building Community Spirit: A Writing Course on the Indian American Experience (Rosane Rocher)
ch. 18 Teaching the Asian American Experience through Film (Jun Xing)
ch. 19 Teaching Asian American Studies in Community Colleges (Susie Ling)
ch. 20 The Politics of Teaching Asian American Literature Amidst Middle-Class, Caucasian Students "East of California" (Sheng-mei Ma)
App.: Resources for Innovation/Excellence in Teaching: A Select, Annotated Bibliography (Malcolm Collier and Lane Ryo Hirabayashi)
Index
About the Contributors