ERIC Number: EJ1372495
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
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Teaching Asian American Contributions to the Civil Rights Movement through Children's Literature
Reichmuth, Heather L.; Chong, Kyle L.
Social Studies and the Young Learner, v35 n2 p11-18 Nov-Dec 2022
Children's literature is a powerful way to engage young learners in understanding the civil rights movement (CRM); yet at the same time, most children's books focused on the CRM often create ahistorical, inaccurate depictions by only focusing on a few key people such as Rosa Parks or Martin Luther King Jr. or events such as the March on Washington. This is problematic as it negates the multiple actors who worked toward racial equality in the U.S. Recently, there have been calls to bring more Asian American voices into the classroom. In this article, the authors who are teacher educators and a white parent of a Korean American (Heather L. Reichmuth) and as a Taiwanese-Japanese American (Kyle L. Chong) share how children's literature can be used to center the contributions of Asian Americans to the ongoing work of civil rights activism while disrupting harmful/racist stereotypes about Asian Americans.
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Stereotypes, Civil Rights, Teaching Methods, United States History, Activism, Racism, Childrens Literature, Korean Americans, Whites, Teacher Educators, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Japanese Americans
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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