Educating New Americans

Immigrant Lives and Learning

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

AvDonald F. Hones,Shou C. Cha,Cher Shou Cha

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Educating New Americans examines what it means to be an American through the history of a refugee from Laos. Shou Cha is a community liaison for an elementary school, an evangelical preacher, a community leader, a husband, and a father. His lifetime of learning, presented mainly in his own voice, is framed by various historical and sociological contexts that have shaped his life, the lives of other Hmong refugees, and the lives of other Americans, old and new. These contexts include the history of immigrant education policies in the United States, as seen through the lives of immigrant children; the historical and sociological impact of warfare as well as missionary work in the lives of the Hmong people; and the sociology of generational conflict, especially as it is felt among immigrant groups. Finally, this book suggests that immigrant parents such as Shou Cha can contribute to the process of teaching peace to children, and making peace between diverse groups in America, the land of e pluribus unum.

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Utgivningsdatum1999-01-01
Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt490 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieSociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education
Antal sidor264
FörlagTaylor & Francis Inc
ISBN9780805831344

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Contents: A Note on Authorship and Ownership. Preface. Part I: Immigrant Identity in School and Society. Prelude to a Life History: The Shooting. On Being and Becoming American. Visions of America: Narratives of Immigrants, School, and Society. Part II: A Hmong American Life History. A River in the Mountains. The Word. Generations. Making Peace. Part III: Learning From a Life. Resourcefulness, Relationship, Respect: Learning From a Life. From One Life to Many: Rediscovering America Through Autobiography. Epilogue: Research as an Opening. Appendix: Narrative Inquiry and the Life History of a New American.

"An appendix and extensive bibliography lend value to this narrative inquiry, which offers unique opportunities for researchers, educators, policymakers, and community leaders in shaping the lives and learning of 'new Americans'."—MultiCultural Review"[Hones'] ability to give detailed descriptions of this culture in the postmodern society, his concerns for ethics concerning immigrants, and his use of poetry to try to bring this to light, illuminates the 'emotive power' of the narrative."—Contemporary Psychology"This book does a good job in showing readers that two people from different races and different backgrounds can develop a beautiful friendship and understanding by listening to each other. The authors further challenge all Americans to rethink the roles of schools and to bring diverse young people together rather than separate them."—educational HORIZONS"Embraces a compelling and complex theme--to understand 'What it means to be an American' in a dynamic, multicultural web of relations. By grounding a response to this probe in the story of Shou Cha, which presents scholarly substance and personal reflection, the book begins to explore multiple levels of today's immigrant experience and the complications of a life (or lives) which crosses geographical, historical, political, and social-cultural borders....The story is often told poetically, and with great care and respect....It gives face to the often misunderstood and complex lives of today's Asian-derived peoples arriving in the U.S. from war-torn homelands....The juxtaposition of Shou's and Hone's stories brings to the surface many reasonable points which add to a national debate around the query, 'Is there one way to be an American?'"—Maenette K.P. BenhamMichigan State University

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