Ma. Glenda Lopez Wui, Cameron S. White

Civic Engagement of Asian American Student Leaders

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Civic Engagement of Asian American Student Leaders tells the stories of Asian American student leaders that counter the model minority depiction. Their challenging racialized experiences inspire civic engagement, which empower them to assert their ethnic identity, imbibe leadership qualities, commit to long-term civic work, and subvert stereotypes.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. November 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 381g
• ISBN-13: 9781666903553
• ISBN-10: 1666903558
• Artikelnr.: 64958092

Autorenporträt

By Ma. Glenda Lopez Wui and Cameron S. White

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Why Asian American Youth Civic Engagement?
Chapter 2: Civic Engagement: Definition, Benefits, and Influences
Chapter 3: The Research Setting, Participants, and Methods
Chapter 4: "I know I created something; I change something for the better":
How and Why They Became Civically Engaged
Chapter 5: "The biggest impact that my parents had on me was the teachings
of  how to be a decent human being:" Influences of Family, School
and Community on Civic Engagement
Chapter 6: "I could not do anything at all and go to school, make great
scores, but that's not what I want to do": Challenges of and Coping with
the Demands of Civic Engagement
Chapter 7: "When people look at me and they see a small Asian girl, they
don't think,she is the president of the organization": Impact of Being
Asian American on Civic Engagement and Future Plans
Chapter 8: Civic Engagement as Empowerment: Discussion and Conclusion