Full Description
This book presents the experiences of immigrant children and their families in the US. We use the lens of Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT), a pedagogy that recognizes the importance of including students' cultural references in all aspects of learning (Ladson-Billings, 1994). Teachers become culturally relevant when they intentionally acknowledge and incorporate the experiences of all their students. They ensure that all students feel welcomed in their classrooms, regardless of their cultural, racial or ethnic backgrounds.
The ongoing negative debates surrounding immigrant populations, center on minority immigrants. We believe that all immigrant students can succeed in the US education system if given the most appropriate experiences to support their learning. We advocate for employing a culturally responsive stance to achieve this. To that end, this book shares diverse experiences from different minoritized immigrant groups, in the hope that these stories illuminate the importance of acknowledging and celebrating all students and their experiences in the school, home and community.
Contents
Acknowledgments
List of Figures
Foreword-Christian J. Faltis
Poem: Welcome to America -Sara Abou Rashed
Introduction: Immigration Tale as Old as Time-Ruth McKoy Lowery, Rose M. Pringle, and Mary Ellen Oslick
Section 1: Research Narratives
Chapter 1- Your land! My land! Our land! American Indian/Alaska Native Students in Schools
Donna Sabis-Burns and Ruth McKoy Lowery
Chapter 2- Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: Perspectives from a Saudi Immigrant Family
Youmna Deiri
Chapter 3- Literacy Practices of Chinese "Restaurant Families"
Ivy Haoyin Hsieh
Chapter 4- Covering & Culturally Responsive Teaching: Pedagogical Implications from a
Student-led Club
Cody Miller and Kathleen C. Colantonio-Yurko
Chapter 5- Culturally Responsive Pedagogy for Immigrant Students
Xiaodi Zhou and Danling Fu
Section 2: Reflection and Advocacy
Chapter 6- Newcomers Among Us: Teachers Creating an Inclusive Classroom Haven for
Immigrant Students
Ruth McKoy Lowery, Cheryl Logan and Deandra J. McKoy
Chapter 7- My Life as an Immigrant in America
Garfield Daley
Chapter 8- The Hidden Costs of Immigration
Ann M. Dillard
Section 3: Resources
Chapter 9- Immigrant and Refugee Resources
Mary Ellen Oslick, Marla Goins, and Shawn Anderson Brown
Appendix
About the Editors
About the Contributors
