Asian/American Scholars of Education: 21st Century Pedagogies, Perspectives, and Experiences shares the knowledge and travails of Asian/American luminaries in the field of education. This unique collection of essays acknowledges the struggle that Asian/American Education scholars have faced when it comes to being regarded as legitimate scholars deserving of endowed or distinguished status. The chapter contributors in this volume include former doctoral students, children, protégés, and colleagues of the Asian/American endowed and distinguished professors featured in the book: A. Lin Goodwin, Suzanne SooHoo, Kioh Kim, Krishna Bista, George Sugai, Yali Zou, Yong Zhao, Robert Teranishi, Asha K. Jitendra, Shouping Hu, and Ming Ming Chiu. Asian/American Scholars of Education makes an important impact by asking: Why are there so few Asian/American endowed and distinguished faculty members in education?
"This is an important and special book for so many reasons. Chapter after chapter the reader is presented with the rich voices amplified through candid, engaging, and truly enlightening narratives of Asian/American endowed professors of education who are at the top of their game. Too often the voices of Asian/American scholars have been muffled or not heard at all in education. The authors set out to change that here, and they do so by providing an insightful and refreshingly relevant volume that unapologetically unveils these scholars' influential work and how their culture has supported it." -Mark Anthony Gooden, Ph.D., Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Professor in Education Leadership, Teachers College, Columbia University