Open AccessRepresentation and the Need for Asian American Graphic Novels in Today’s Classrooms
Author(s) -
Jung Kim
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of social studies education research for teachers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2563-6006
DOI - 10.29173/assert28
Subject(s) - asian americans , representation (politics) , curriculum , asian studies , gender studies , history , sociology , pedagogy , political science , anthropology , china , ethnic group , law , archaeology , politics
While the #StopAsianHate movement is new, Asian Americans have long been excluded and marginalized in and out of the classroom. This article argues for the need and importance of Asian Americans in school curriculum. One powerful way of including more Asian American voices and history is through the teaching of Asian American graphic novels.