education

Diverse Early Childhood Education Policies and Practices: Voices and Images from Five Countries in Asia

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Diverse Early Childhood Education Policies and Practices explores issues in early childhood education and teacher preparation in five Asian countries: India, Singapore, China, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. Some observed classrooms in these countries reflect influences that are simultaneously indigenous and colonial, local and global. By highlighting the diverse and often hybrid classroom pedagogies at … Read more

Immigration, Education and Opportunity Among Chinese Americans of Fuzhounese Descent

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Over the last 25 years hundreds of thousands of new immigrants have been arriving in New York City from rural areas near Fuzhou, southeast China.  Fuzhounese immigrants, many undocumented, work primarily in restaurant, construction and garment industries. In the last few years, their children have begun to attend Baruch College—a senior college in the City University … Read more

National Education Policy Priorities and the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community

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Whether the United States can adequately respond to the demands of the global economy and maintain its standing as a global leader is inextricably tied to its ability to increase educational opportunities for all Americans. Professor Teranishi will discuss his work with the National Commission on AAPI Research in Education (CARE), including a recently released … Read more

Underground Undergrads: A Conversation About the DREAM Act

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This talk explores the experiences of undocumented students navigating higher education, highlighting personal stories of struggle and triumph while examining the broader implications of the DREAM Act. It provides insight into the student movement advocating for access, support, and legislative change for undocumented youth.

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Streetwise for Book Smarts: Community Organizing, and Education Reform

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While these education organizing groups had similar goals and worked in the same political context, they frequently employed divergent political strategies in their campaigns. My talk will draw upon 18 months of ethnographic research I conducted with four education organizing groups in the South Bronx. It will focus on the ways in which the groups’ organizational toolkits made a difference, and how grassroots organizations can work more effectively towards substantive social change.

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Strengthening Education: Empowering Asian American Studies

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This event will focus on empowering Asian American Studies (AAS) through a conference hosted by the Coalition for the Revitalization of Asian American Studies at Hunter (CRAASH). Students will advocate for enhanced institutional support for AAS, including increased funding, permanent faculty, and a stable program structure, in response to the program’s current deficiencies at Hunter College. The conference will feature notable speakers, performances, and workshops designed to inspire action and support for this vital academic field.

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