Supporting Asian American Students in Multicultural Contexts - (Language, Education and Diversity) by Chaehyun Lee

About the Book

This book offers an in-depth exploration of Asian American students' dual language use, literacy development and multicultural identity (re)construction. It guides teachers, teacher educators and parents on supporting racially, linguistically and culturally diverse students in inclusive classrooms.

Book Synopsis

This book offers an in-depth exploration of Asian American students' dual language use, literacy development and multicultural identity (re)construction. It guides teachers, teacher educators and parents on supporting racially, linguistically and culturally diverse students in inclusive classrooms.

Review Quotes

Drawing on ten years of teaching in language heritage schools and multiple research projects, Lee offers busy practitioners a well-written and comprehensive guide to concepts such as translanguaging, transnational and transcultural identities, and Critical Race Theory. Her clear definitions and illustrative examples make this text ideal for educators who want to be well-informed about serving bilingual children, especially children from Asian families.

Kudos to Chaehyun Lee for this excellent new volume for teachers! I was especially impressed at her ability to illustrate critical cutting-edge sociolinguistic theories through sharing such inspiring student and teacher data from Korean heritage language classrooms - in a way that seems approachable for teachers and teacher education. This book is part of an overdue movement to bring the Asian bilingual experience into the heart of the field of bilingual education.

This timely scholarly work illuminates the transformative intersections of multilingualism, culture, and educational equity. Drawing upon critical theories of language and identity, this book offers educators a deeply researched framework for cultivating inclusive, justice-oriented classrooms. This book is an important addition to multilingual and multicultural education.

About the Author

Chaehyun Lee is Associate Professor at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, USA. Her research interests include bilingual and multilingual education, social justice and equity education.