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What kind of support will help them thrive—not just survive? 

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What kind of support will help them thrive—not just survive? 

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What would it mean to see this Mandarin teacher as a pedagogical leader, not just a language specialist?

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What would it mean to see this Mandarin teacher as a pedagogical leader, not just a language specialist?

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As someone who brings an ethical framework rooted in collective care?

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As someone who brings an ethical framework rooted in collective care?

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How do we respond—not just privately, but publicly?

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How do we respond—not just privately, but publicly?

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How do we honor the power of multilingualism and reject the idea that 'clear English' equals better teaching?

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How do we honor the power of multilingualism and reject the idea that 'clear English' equals better teaching?

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What if onboarding wasn’t just about policies—but about relationship-building, mentorship, and community rooting?

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What if onboarding wasn’t just about policies—but about relationship-building, mentorship, and community rooting?

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Schools are created through the dominant lens and continues to ensure those in the dominant groups are successful

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Schools are created through the dominant lens and continues to ensure those in the dominant groups are successful

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White folks ideas, opinions and needs are heard and taken more seriously

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White folks ideas, opinions and needs are heard and taken more seriously

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It emphasizes that it’s a very slippery slope. To me, it comes down to communicating in good faith and being willing to hear the other side. This can lead to productive change

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Schools enjoy the benefits of employing these diverse educators with no real plan of implementing support systems for them. 

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Schools enjoy the benefits of employing these diverse educators with no real plan of implementing support systems for them. 

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We feel that we cannot advocate too much otherwise we could risk our job.

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I feel afraid to speak up about some unfair situations....

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I feel afraid to speak up about some unfair situations....

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As an Asian, 1st generation immigrant, I am sometimes hesitant to speak up about unfair situations

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Invisibility of APA teachers is a major problem in our schools and undoubtedly implies invisibility of our APA students as well.

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I often feel that the Asian community is constantly expected to prove its worth and that this process must be carried out quietly and submissively.

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I am getting the Spanish bilingual authorization. My cousin also did and has worked as a teacher at a dual immersion school, and she actually recommended that I don’t work in a dual immersion school because of all the extra work of finding good quality materials in Spanish.

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If you are a minority who “makes it” to administrative roles - it may be even harder to advocate for APAs because you will be excluded for speaking up too much

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I don’t see if too often in my current work but I can certainly imagine it would show up if I had another job where I was interacting with more people and had a “hard-head” manager

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I don’t see if too often in my current work but I can certainly imagine it would show up if I had another job where I was interacting with more people and had a “hard-head” manager

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What resonates the most is the squeaky wheel quote: when advocating the needs and voice, APA educators are punished because of non compliance

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White colleagues seem to be given priority over preferred courses

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Minority teachers do not get the same support as white teachers will at times.

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Minority teachers do not get the same support as white teachers will at times.

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Usually, White people are good at raising their voices 

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Usually, White people are good at raising their voices 

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Usually, White people are good at raising their voices

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Sometimes it’s so common it becomes normalized and accepted. That’s problematic!!

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The "squeaky wheel" story tells us how difficult it is for APA educators (and minorities in general) to have their voices be heard and respected.

The story of the Cantonese teacher also exemplifies the great deal of unpaid labor that erasure creates for our educators.

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We still face English only policy within school curriculum

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It reveals to me that despite taking up a significant portion of the population, many people of color and their needs have been swept under the rug in education.

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We have 2 APA teachers within our math department, but I can only think of 1 APA teacher teaching in all of the other departments.

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We have 2 APA teachers within our math department, but I can only think of 1 APA teacher teaching in all of the other departments.

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It would mean there would be potential for much more relation

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It would mean there would be potential for much more relation

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Although there is a court interpreter pilot program in CA, my native language is excluded because it is not a major Asian language. 

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Although there is a court interpreter pilot program in CA, my native language is excluded because it is not a major Asian language. 

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That I'm at the bottom of the barrel.

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That your value is based on the individuals silence and ability to agree. You are a pon

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I don’t have any APA teachers at the school I work at. We also do not have bilingual speakers to communicate with our Chinese and Vietnamese students although we have a large group of both ethnicities.

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APA educators are often view as “capable” of solving problems. We have the invisible shame that reaching out for support means “we are bothering too much”

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The parents are racially not considerate...

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The parents are racially not considerate...

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I can definitely resonate with the additional workload requirement when we try to do our required job

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It can appear as a micro aggression, a delayed reaction where “I wish I said…”

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I have noticed that Vietnamese materials is very ad hoc and not well thought out or executed in the district that I have been involved with. One teacher makes the decisions and there is a lot of gaps

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Schools continue to focus on white centered approaches and disregard the skills of POC

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I've often seen white voices prioritized over others, and Asians in particular are expected to be quiet and submissive to authority.

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Things like English only policy and only teaching history from a western perspective.

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The need a for leadership support is apparent for APA educators and content.

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So many educators and students are forced to give up their names because they aren’t English names

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I feel like as a APA educator advocating for APA can be seen as "about me and for myself", however, I do it for students who are like me or trying to be a good role model for minority students.

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Introduce the teacher to many of their colleagues, including fellow APA teachers. Make it clear that you are available to support them through anything they may need in the coming year.

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Let them know that whatever questions or help they need, you are available to them. As well as any support with the students.

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Make it very clear to the parent that this is not an acceptable thing to say about a human being.

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We are all different and that’s what makes us powerful educators thatare able to relate and work with a diverse population of students. I invite you to be open to bilingual and multilingual educators and embrace their assets and differences.

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We are all different and that’s what makes us powerful educators thatare able to relate and work with a diverse population of students. I invite you to be open to bilingual and multilingual educators and embrace their assets and differences.

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We can remind parents and students that the issue of clearer English isn’t the problem but rather an ignorant perspective where others expect accommodation without offering the same consideration.

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Positive interactions and offering opportunities to team-building from administration and colleagues would help the school’s new APA bilingual teacher feel supported and valued which in turn will be reflected in teaching.

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Seeing this Mandarin teacher as a pedagogical leader means valuing their contributions and trying to integrate their perspective into the curriculum.

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Take the time to meet with them personally and have a genuine discussion about what to expect but also let them be aware that they are not alone

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As teachers we must welcome this educator and explain how to navigate through our school, community, and students.

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As teachers we must welcome this educator and explain how to navigate through our school, community, and students.

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We can say "yes it is evident that the teacher has diverse experiences and background and we see this as a great opportunity for students to learn about diverse viewpoints and give students insight on how to communicate effectively with many people in the society"

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While I feel that speaking w an accent demonstrates a strength and ability the reality is there is a lot of linguistic discrimination

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I think helping folks to understand the underlying ideologies in curriculum would help deconstruct embedded white dominant ideology and make room to broaden the values and worldviews encapsulated in the curriculum 

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I think helping folks to understand the underlying ideologies in curriculum would help deconstruct embedded white dominant ideology and make room to broaden the values and worldviews encapsulated in the curriculum 

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While I feel that speaking w an accent demonstrates a strength and ability the reality is there is a lot of linguistic discrimination

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History of Japanese American incarceration during WW2

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History of Japanese American incarceration during WW2

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My fluency in Spanish will be a great asset in educating Latino students in math.

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At the county, I center AAPI stories in professional learning and content shared.