Immigration, Imagined Communities, and Collective Memories of Asian American Experiences: A Content Analysis of Asian American Experiences in Virginia U.S. History Textbooks

Journal of Social Studies Research - Tập 39 - Trang 39-51 - 2015
Yonghee Suh1, Sohyun An2, Danielle Forest3
1Department of Teaching & Learning, Old Dominion University, USA
2Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Kennesaw State University, USA
3Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education, University of Southern Mississippi, USA

Tóm tắt

This study explores how Asian American experiences are depicted in four high school U.S. history textbooks and four middle school U.S. history textbooks used in Virginia. The analytic framework was developed from the scholarship of collective memories and histories of immigration in Asian American studies. Content analysis of the textbooks suggests the overall narrative of Asian American history in U.S. history textbooks aligns with the grand narrative of American history, that is, the “story of progress.” This major storyline of Asian Americans – that they suffered from nativist racism and discrimination for a long time, overcame these obstacles through their hard work and efforts, and achieved the American dream – fits well into the master narrative of American progress, highlighting the process of their belonging to the U.S. as citizens. This storyline misrepresents the realities and diversity among Asian ethnic groups and their migration histories as well as the fluid nature of their identities across national borders. These findings stress the continued challenges in representing Asian American experiences as well as other marginalized groups in U.S. history textbooks.

Tài liệu tham khảo

Aguirre A., 2008, Social Justice, 35, 1 10.1111/j.1467-9620.2006.00664.x 10.1080/00220270903095993 Ancheta A. Race, rights, and the Asian American experience 1998 Rutgers UniversityNew Jersey Anderson B. Imagined communities: Reflections on the origin and spread of nationalism 1991 Verso BooksNew York City, NY 10.1111/j.1467-873X.2012.00604.x 10.1080/00933104.2011.10473460 Apple M. Official knowledge: Democratic education in a conservative age 1996 RoutledgeNew York, NY 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195159400.001.0001 Banks J.A., Banks C.A. M. Multicultural education: Issues and perspectives 1993 Allyn & BaconBoston 10.4324/9781410610508 Bennett C.I. Comprehensive multicultural education 7th ed.2010 Allyn & BaconNeedham Heights, MA 10.1177/016146811011200108 10.1080/10665681003719590 10.2307/3640021 10.1080/13642520601124484 10.1080/00933104.2010.10473424 Chin C., 1984, Social Studies Review, 23, 46 Coolidge M.R. Chinese immigration 1909 Henry HoltNew York City, NY 10.2307/3636973 Darling-Hammond L. The flat world and education: How America's commitment to equity will determine our future 2010 Teachers College PressNew York, NY Epstein T. Interpreting national history: Race, identity, and pedagogy in classrooms and communities 2009 RoutledgeNew York & London Epstein T., 2011, Journal of Social Studies Research, 35, 2 10.2307/2652222 Foster S., 2012, Education and Culture, 17, 1 10.1080/00933104.2004.10473257 Harada, V. H. (2000). The treatment of Asian Americans in U.S. history textbooks published 1994–1996. Retrieved from ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education (ED448072). Hawkins J., 2010, Journal of International Social Studies, 1, 34 10.1080/00933104.2012.647976 Hong W.-P., 2009, Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, 25, 86 10.1080/00933104.2004.10473266 10.1353/jaas.0.0007 Japanese American Citizens League An unnoticed struggle: A concise history of Asian American civil rights issues 2008 Japanese American Citizens LeagueSan Francisco Jo, J. (2004). Transforming identity (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Johnson K., 2005, Michigan Law Review, 103, 1347 10.3200/TSSS.100.4.160-168 10.1017/S1049096510000272 King J.E., 2001, Handbook of research on multicultural education, 265 Knoll T. Becoming Americans: Asian sojourners, immigrants, and refugees in the Western United States 1982 Coast to Coast BooksPortland, OR Krippendorf K. Content analysis: An introduction to its methodology 2nd ed.2004 SageThousand Oaks, CA Ladson-Billings G., 2005, Handbook of research on multicultural education, 2, 50 Lee R.H. The Chinese in the United States of America 1960 Hong Kong University PressHong Kong Lee S.J. Unraveling the model minority stereotype 1996 Teachers College PressNew York, NY Lee S.J. Up against whiteness 2006 Teachers College Columbia UniversityNew York, NY Lei, J. (2001). Claims to belonging and difference (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin 10.1525/aeq.2004.35.3.303 Loewen J.W. Lies my teachers told me: Everything your American textbook got wrong 1995/2007 Touchstone BooksOld Tappan, NJ 10.1215/9780822379010 Markus H.R., 2004, Cross-cultural differences in perspectives on the self, 1 10.1080/00933104.2013.755745 10.1007/978-94-6091-930-5_17 Merryfield M., 2001, Critical issues in social studies for the 21st century, 179 Min P., 2004, Handbook of research on multicultural education, 332 10.1177/016146810811000402 Mo, K. (2000). Citizenship education for Korean American youth (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Berkeley, CA: University of California Ngai M. Impossible subjects: Illegal aliens and the making of modern America 2004 Princeton University PressNew York 10.1353/aq.2005.0015 10.2307/27501746 10.1080/00933104.1992.10505667 Ogawa M., 2004, International Journal of Social Education, 19, 35 Ong A. Flexible citizenship: The cultural logics of transnationality 1999 Duke University PressDurham, NC 10.1177/0013124510380714 Rains F.V., 2006, The social studies curriculum: Purposes, problems, and possibilities, 3, 137 Romanowski M., 1995, Journal of Social Studies Research, 19, 31 10.1207/s15327892mcp0801_4 10.1080/09540253.2012.674491 Schreier M. Qualitative content analysis in practice 2012 SageLos Angeles, CA 10.3138/9781442682610 Semple, K. (2012, June 18). In a shift, biggest wave of migrants is now Asian. The New York Times. Retrieved from: 〈http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/19/us/asians-surpass-hispanics-as-biggest-immigrant-wave.html?_r=0〉. Spring J. Deculturalization and the struggle for equality: a brief history of the education of dominated cultures in the United States 2008 McGraw-HillBoston Stearns P.N., Seixas P., Wineburg S. Knowing, teaching, and learning history: National and international perspectives 2000 New York University PressNew York Sung B.L. Mountain of gold: The story of the Chinese in America 1967 MacMillanNew York City, NY Takaki R. A history of Asian Americans: Strangers from a different shore 1989/1998 Back Bay BooksNew York, NY 10.1177/00027649921954651 U.S. Census Bureau. (2010). The Asian population: 2010. Retrieved from: 〈http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-11.pdf〉. 10.1080/00933104.2010.10473417 10.3102/0091732X07311065 10.1017/CBO9780511613715 10.1075/jnlh.4.4.04mul 10.1525/aeq.1996.27.3.04x0354p Wong M.G., 1991, Journal of American Ethnic History, 11, 98 Zimmerman J. Whose America? Culture wars in the public schools 2005 Harvard University PressCambridge, MA Zuercher R., 1969, Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, 22, 19
Thông tin
Thông tin xuất bản

Journal of Social Studies Research

Tập 39

39-51

Thông tin tác giả