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Identities Development Of Adult Chinese Heritage Language Learners From Southeast Asian American Families, Feng Liang

Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement

Although linguistic and cultural varieties exist among Chinese Heritage Language Learners (CHLLs), little attention has been given to how adult CHLLs with non-Mandarin backgrounds attempt to negotiate their identities when they learned Chinese. Grounded in He’s (2008, 2016) theory of Chinese heritage language (CHL) development, this study explored the construction of identities of Chinese adults with non-Mandarin backgrounds in the process of Chinese heritage language learning. Three adult CHLLs in the United States participated in a multiple case study that lasted for six months. Data collection included interviews, journals, observations, and informal communications. Findings suggest that CHLLs of non-Mandarin backgrounds …

On The Struggles And Experiences Of Southeast Asian American Academics, Long T. Bui

Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement

This article examines Southeast Asian Americans (SEAA) academics in the U.S. academy, relating their complex positionalities within higher education to their communities and societies. While many educational studies have been done on SEAA students, almost none focus on professional scholars and college faculty. Combining cultural-structural critique with close analysis of public writings and personal interviews, the article finds that that SEAA are ignored, and/or tokenized in the Ivory Tower due to structural as well as epistemological issues. It indicates that the public discourse and policies about Southeast Asians in academia not only neglects racial and class hierarchies, but obscures issues …

Vietnamese Americans: History, Education, And Societal Context, Stacy M. Kula, Vinh Q. Tran, Iraise Garcia, Erika Saito, Susan J. Paik

Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement

While Asian Americans are often depicted as one high-achieving group, there are in fact a wide diversity of Asian American populations that each have their own history and acculturation experiences in the United States. Vietnamese Americans are a particularly unique group; having come with other Southeast Asian refugee groups after the Vietnam War, they are a relatively recent addition to U.S. society with very different circumstances of arrival in comparison with groups from other regions of Asia. This article takes a historical lens to understand the unique factors surrounding Vietnamese American entry to the United States—including policy, societal reception, co-ethnic …

Hmong American Charter Schools: An Exploratory And Descriptive Study, Pao Lor

Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement

In this exploratory and descriptive study, I explored, analyzed, and described data provided by existing seven Hmong American charter schools. I aggregated my findings into these categories: communities and history; mission, vision, and/or core/value/future/belief statements; governance structure; curriculum; calendar; student support services; co-curricular activities; student information; staff information; student achievement; parental resources and involvement; communications; budgets/school finance; student enrollment; transportation; and other notable(s). For each category, I summarized the data explored and described, and for most of the categories, I provided supporting details to add depth.

The Seaaster Scholars Collective: A Story Of Homemaking In Academia, Jacqueline Mac, Varaxy Yi, Vanessa Na, Latana Thaviseth, Malaphone Phommasa, Linda Marie Pheng

Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement

How do we make a home in spaces not built for us? What does an academic home for Southeast Asian American (SEAA) women look and feel like? This is the story of how a collective of SEAA women came together to create an alternative space in higher education. Continuing the radical act of resistance modeled by other Black, Indigenous, and women of color scholars, the SEAAster Scholars Collective uses a feminist epistemological approach to further their mission—to advance knowledge and understanding of the postsecondary educational experiences of SEAA students, staff, and faculty.

Forty–Five Years On: Two Poems: Coexisting & Again(St) Deportation, Again, Trangdai Glassey-Tranguyen

Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement

Forty–Five Years On: Two Poems by Trangđài Glassey-Trầnguyễn:

Coexisting

Again(st) Deportation, Again

Lady Triệu Thị Trinh Prays While Grooming Her Elephant, Do Nguyen Mai

Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement

Lady Triệu Thị Trinh Prays While Grooming Her Elephant by Mai Nguyen Do

Day 785, Koua Mai Yang

Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement

Day 785 by Koua Mai Yang

Three Poems: Tasting The Country That Could Have Been Mine; Too Blind To See Giants; We, The Hmong People, Pacyinz Lyfoung

Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement

Three Poems by Pacyinz Lyfoung:

Tasting the Country that Could Have Been Mine

Too Blind to See Giants

We, the Hmong People

Two Poems: Vertigo; Lockdown, Jer Xiong

Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement

Two Poems by Jer Xiong:

Vertigo

lockdown

"Love, Unsublatable", May Yang

Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement

"Love, Unsublatable" by May Yang

Two Poems: Your American Songbook & Context Clues, Sokunthary Svay

Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement

Two Poems by Sokunthary Svay:

Your American Songbook

Context Clues

Three Poems: On The Artist’S Mother, Sleeping; Reverberations; 4 Found Haiku, Jenna Le

Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement

Three Poems by Jenna Le:

On The Artist’s Mother, Sleeping

Reverberations

4 Found Haiku

Three Poems: The Room; Man Lost In Long Beach; Oversea Patriots, Bunkong Tuon

Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement

Three poems by Bunkong Tuon:

The Room

Man Lost in Long Beach

Oversea Patriots

Two Poems: My Interaction With Other Se Asian Communities, Struggle To Laotian Community, Prinston Pan

Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement

Two Poems by Prinston Pan:

My Interaction with Other SE Asian Communities

Struggle to Laotian Community