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Teachers need to learn to correctly pronounce students’ names. It is harmful if you don’t

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Understanding the importance of text with the correct historical information.

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Portrays Asian Americans as ideal students who excel academically and exhibit good behavior

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"...comments about the difficulty or length of non-​European students’ names are actually racial slights or microaggressions."

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A name is part of an individuals identity

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If people spoke broadly about people of Asian descent, the term "Oriental" was commonly used

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Refers to the "stereotypical and misguided idea that all Asian-Americans are recently-arrived immigrants who do not know English and do not understand American customs"

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This stereotyped emerged due to

immigration policies which favored highly skilled and educated professionals

social shifts during the Cold War

racist comparisons to Black families, suggesting that "racial inequalities could be overcome by people of color in the United States"

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Harmful implications

pits communities of color against one another

erases struggles and diversity within the Asian American community

masks the underrepresentation of Asian Americans in special education, mental health, and social services

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By failing to acknowledge and use a student's name, you are Othering them and making them seem different or like an outsider

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The idea of Nativism. A perspective that certain people are considered native to a space and entitled to being there. However, others are excluded and never included/belong who are not "native".

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When explaining this to students, you can begin by reminding them that any group of people will be diverse in a number of ways, and use your own classroom as an example.

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When choosing literature that is representitive make sure that members of that community percive that book.

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Example: This is often seen through asking Asian-Americans where they're "really from"

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Students need to learn about names of Asian origin with human protagonists (not animals)

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Students shouldn’t make assumptions about someone based on their race or ethnicity, and that includes assumptions about one’s intellect or language abilities.

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Making sure picture books tell true, and raw stories in which share that Asian American stereotypes are just that.

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These are stereotypes that invoke risk for south and east Asian immigrants.

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-European food considered as "normal" and "American"

-making connections across cultures and food traditions can help students understand differences in food between cultural groups

-avoiding "good" and "bad" descriptions, instead use descriptive language and senses

-as teacher, encourage positive attitude about other student's food

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Example: 'complimenting' an Asian-American on their English skills or lack of accent.

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Asia is composed of 5 regions: Central, East, Southeast, South, and West, yet Asian Americans are often conflated with East Asia/East Asian Americans

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There is a misconception that Asians are generalized as a whole when in reality, they are all different

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The Gulf War and 9/11 positioned Muslims as violent extremists (Muslims faced tremendous physical and verbal harassment after these events)

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"clad in a turban, wearing long flowy robes, and with a thick, unruly beard - became the image associated with Islamic terrorism"

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Islamophobia (not just a phobia, but a hatred of Islam)

"Oh, I thought all Muslims were terrorists"

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US citizenship related to prior location such as East, Southeast and South Asian Americans.

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Protecting religious freedom in classrooms

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Denial of due process (secret evidence collecting, racial profiling, illegal surveillance)

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Curriculum typically teaches the nativism idea, that Americans are white churchgoers who always must speak American English. This reinforces this idea to students.

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Using literature as a resource to disrupt stereotypes and misconceptions.

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• identity in terms of erasure and stereotype (even positive stereotypes can be harmful)

• intersectionality and resulting discrimination

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How world events reinforced stereotypes of Asian Americans such as 9/11 and COVID 19

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People were excluded from West Asia and Central Asia by the US office Office of Management and Budget.

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Stereotypes of yellow and dusky peril from the 1800s still exist today

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How can one be considered an Asian American? 

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How can one be considered an Asian American? 

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"Asian American" refers to a person in the United States who traces their ancestry to countries in East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, encompassing a diverse group of ethnicities from regions like China, Japan, Korea, India, Vietnam, Philippines, and more

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Example: Front Desk.

This is a story that shares the experience of the first and second generation immigrants from the point of view of a young girl.

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Provide worldly knowledge by Implementing texts that describe true history and encourage discussion and growth.

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How movements such as the Yellow Power Movement challenge the stereotypes and reclaim power

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Asian Americans can be multicultural and/or multiethnic and this can be the reason they are often separated from others or seen as something they are not.