Anti-Asian Racism and Racial Justice in the Classroom
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2022
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Shin, Ryan
Bae, Jaehan
Song, Borim
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This article discusses the urgent issues and concerns about anti-Asian racism in our society and provides several pedagogical strategies to counter anti-Asian racism. We begin by discussing the history and context of anti-Asian racism in the US, from which we trace the historical origins and contexts of anti-Asian racism, violence, and stereotypes in popular culture and media. After that, we share several anti-Asian racism teaching strategies and practices, drawn from and influenced by the creative artworks of Asian contemporary artists such as Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom, Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya, and Monyee Chau, who demonstrate subverting racism against Asians during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Finally, after engaging our students in anti-Asian racism lessons, we share their art projects and written testimonials about anti-Asian racism. As a result, we strongly encourage educators to use, in their art curriculum, both history and contemporary artworks by artists to address anti-Asian racism and social justice.
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Multicultural Perspectives on 22 August 2022, available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/15210960.2022.2067859.
Awarded Honorable Mention for Article Prize 2023 at the Southeast Conference of the Association for Asian Studies, January 21, 2023
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Shin, R., Bae, J., & Song, B. (2022). Anti-Asian racism and racial justice in the classroom. Multicultural Perspectives, 24(2), 93-104. https://doi.org/10.1080/15210960.2022.2067859