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Voices at the Center: Asian American Educators Rising

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We talked with educators who immigrated as children to the U.S., We talked with folks who strongly identify with their heritage ancestry, language and culture and others who navigate the complex nuances of diasporic reality. After the anti-Asian spa shootings in Atlanta, Asian Americans and supporters rallied in Washington, D.C.,

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To Create Safer Spaces for Students, Teachers of Color Must Reckon With Our Settler Identity

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Everett Collection/Shutterstock At the same time, I also recognize that my privileged experience in Hawaiʻi was forged by settler culture , the effects of which still persist in the state educational system. While 21% of teachers in Hawai’i are Japanese, only 10% have Native Hawaiian ancestry.

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How We Can Honor Indigenous Values in Our Teaching Without Appropriating the Culture

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Perhaps it is because I am Mexican American and colonization is a part of my ancestry. I have always felt connected to Indigenous peoples.

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