Empowering Asian Educators in the Time of Crisis

Clara Haneul Yoon
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In this article, I draw from my experience working as a Korean American music teacher in the US. I reflect on what it means to be Asian American and to bring Asian narratives to the forefront. I examine the distinct challenges of social justice in the context of Asians and Asian Americans’ lives—particularly through the lens of the “model minority.” The COVID-19 pandemic has spotlighted Asians and Asian Americans’ lived experiences in ways unlike before. I discuss perceptions of Asians throughout US history and the current representativeness of Asian music in the framework of multicultural education. Grounded in Erving Goffman’s notion of covering, Kenji Yoshino’s extension of this concept (the four axes of covering), and Edward Said’s Orientalism, I make seven recommendations to empower Asians and Asian educators in this time of crisis. The article explores and situates the current challenges of anti-Asian racism, connecting it to aforementioned theories and briefly proposes the concept of 홍익인간 (Hongik-Ingan) to course-correct, support, and acknowledge Asian educators’ multiplicity of identities as allies.
危机时期赋予亚洲教育工作者权力
在这篇文章中,我借鉴了我在美国担任韩裔美国音乐教师的经验。我思考作为亚裔美国人意味着什么,以及把亚洲叙事带到最重要的位置。我在亚洲人和亚裔美国人的生活背景下审视社会正义的独特挑战,特别是通过“模范少数族裔”的镜头。新冠肺炎疫情以不同于以往的方式聚焦了亚洲人和亚裔美国人的生活经历。我讨论了美国历史上对亚洲人的看法,以及在多元文化教育框架下亚洲音乐的当前代表性。基于欧文·戈夫曼(Erving Goffman)的覆盖概念,吉野贤二(Kenji Yoshino)对这一概念的扩展(覆盖的四个轴),以及爱德华·赛义德(Edward Said)的东方主义,我提出了七条建议,以在这个危机时期赋予亚洲人和亚洲教育者权力。本文探讨并定位了当前反亚裔种族主义的挑战,将其与上述理论联系起来,并简要地提出了一个概念,以纠正、支持和承认亚裔教育者作为盟友的多重身份。
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