Early Childhood and the Asian American Experience

Exploring Intersectionality and Addressing Misrepresentations

Sohyun Meacham, Su-Jeong Wee, Jinhee Kim, Sophia Han, Wu-Ying Hsieh, Sohyun "Soh" Meacham

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN: 9781032566870
• eBook ISBN: 9781040146781
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

This essential and urgent book presents research-based understandings about Asian American early childhood, bringing to light the battle Asian Americans face against American nativism from their early years' experiences.
The first of its kind in academic literature, the book addresses the well-known issue of underrepresentation of Asian Americans in early childhood education research and practice, and in American society in general. Using the intersectionality and multiple identities perspectives, the authors explore a myriad of inaccurate cultural perceptions and misrepresentations, centering within-group differences among Asian American children and giving particular attention to disempowered groups among them. Issues related to socioeconomic status, gender, dis/abilities, linguistic backgrounds, and minority groups among Asian American populations are addressed, with implications for researchers and educators as well as context for examining the policies that cause inequities among Asian American children.
This book is key reading for early childhood education researchers, professors, and graduate students to become more productively engaged in discussions and practices toward racial justice.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Endorsement Page
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Introduction: Framework for Asian American Early Childhood Education
• 2 Suda (수다) about Asian Beliefs for Early Childhood Research and Practice
• 3 Understanding Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) for Asian American Children: Evolving Perspectives and Imperatives
• 4 Invisible and Untold Poverty among Asian American Children in Early Childhood
• 5 Multicultural Picturebooks on Asian or Asian American Children and Their Families
• 6 Unpacking the Intersectional Invisibility of Asian American Children with Disabilities in Early Childhood Research
• 7 Asian American Parents’ Perceptions of Their Children’s Experiences in the Predominantly White Community
• Index