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Sākshi: The Transnational Consciousness of Second-Generation Indian American Teachers
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Abstract:
The United States is increasingly populated by first- and second-generation Asian immigrants, while nearly 40% of New York State minors live with at least one immigrant parent. Immigration is a politically-charged topic. There is a persistent lacuna regarding immigration in teacher education, despite the fact that teachers’ attitudes about immigration impact how they teach about immigration and immigrants. Yet, discussions about diversifying the profession rarely move beyond race or include transnationalism or religion. When immigrant teacher voices are amplified, the focus is often on first-generation immigrants’ struggles with acculturation and English language acquisition. Teaching for inclusion and social justice seldom recognizes or incorporates the knowledges of second-generation immigrant teachers. This study is theoretically grounded in transnational feminism, transnational literacy, and decoloniality; it recognizes the United States as an imperialist, settler colonial nation that promotes and forces ...
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East Indian Americans; Ethnology; FOS Sociology; Imperialism--Social aspects; Sociology; Teachers--Training of; Transnational education
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URL: https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/d8-d3bf-jn84
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-d3bf-jn84
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