Organized after-school activities promote positive youth development across a range of outcomes. To be most effective, organized need to meet high-quality standards. The eight features quality developed by the National Research Council’s Committee on Community-Level Programs for Youth have helped guide field in this regard. However, these standards largely been defined terms universal developmental needs, and do not adequately speak growing ethnic racial diversity within United States, which...

This article explicates the diversity within Asian American community by focusing on Southeast and South students. Focusing these two groups is important given their recent migration (relative to other groups) tenuous position research, discourse, representation. In particular, this contends that image of success masks contexts—economic, social, cultural challenges—that mark educational experiences many It explores (1) issues capital; (2) negotiations identity, gender generation; (3) racism....

Abstract This article addresses the ways in which experiences of immigrant youth and families U.S. schools society have been conceptualized primarily as conflicts between cultures dominant culture. Exemplified by discourse culture clash or immigrants being torn two worlds, this prevalent understanding structures experiences, cultures, identities unchanging fixed time. illustrates that identity are constructed within double movement representation. It offers examples how representations...

In this theoretical analysis, we discuss the attributional and enactment approaches to identity present a new ethnic-racial model derived from extant theory research. We highlight modes of work that provide (1) self-concept self-esteem protection; (2) achievement success during everyday encounters; (3) sense belonging attachment one's ascriptive group; (4) relation between internalized oppression racism in exchanges. integration mechanisms with mindsets intentions specific dynamics. The...

Abstract In this article, I draw on poststructuralist work "citationality" to elucidate an urban high school's student culture and intervention efforts with regard LGBQ issues. contend that the language, ideas practices of issues awareness among students staff "cite" or broader (and often competing) discourses normalcy, sexuality, and/or "good teaching." discuss how citational process makes it difficult bring about change, as well possibilities for bringing change. The significance article...

In this chapter, we review the literature on community-based arts programs serving minoritized youth to identify conditions and practices for fostering sociopolitical consciousness. Community-based have capacity promote teaching learning in ways that engage use of academic skills pursue inquiry, cultural critique, social action. review, pay particular attention literary arts, theatre digital media three dimensions consciousness: identification, mobilization, cosmopolitanism. By advancing...

This article complicates the meanings of early marriage among Hmong American female students. It moves beyond explanations cultural difference in examination and explication discourse practice adolescents community. Drawing on perspectives experiences students, this reveals that may be an expression students' opposition to structures with school family. The significance analysis is its recognition illumination fluidity social practices, tensions between within ethnic groups.

In this article, I examine how students, teachers and staff understood addressed cultural difference at an urban, public high school in the United States. My research reveals that school’s multicultural practices contradictorily sustained exacerbated problems made resistant to education. Simultaneously, my elucidates ways which pedagogy focuses on tensions conflicts arise from differences offer important possibilities for

This article illustrates the culture consciousness of Hmong immigrant community leaders as they made sense educational experiences American children and families. It draws on work scholars who have theorized “critical” essentialism to suggest that are critically aware role import dominant in shaping contours children’s education. The analysis brings attention “culture consciousness”—a lens for analyzing education highlights deployment social critique political strategy. research complicates...

This article draws on ethnographic research of a youth theatre program within Hmong arts organization to explore the ways in which culturally responsive nurtured critical consciousness among immigrant youth. “named” struggles with stereotypes and acculturation expectations, constructed positive ethnic identities as Americans program. The study contributes after-school development scholarship by explicating programs co-ethnic, community-based organizations may afford means rescript life...

In this article, the author elucidates identity work of Lao American urban, immigrant students, highlighting ambivalent identities that do not fit into notions bicultural or binary identities. It examines various discourses and practices inform shape experiences high school students. explores ways youth are continuously shaped by dominant while at same time responses modify, resist echo these discourses. shows creating incomplete, contradictory – changing what it means to be ‘urban’...

The authors discuss the ways in which neoliberal multiculturalism influences reception and implementation of antiracist initiatives on college campuses. They suggest intersections neoliberalism racism produce a resistance to efforts desire for softened multicultural approaches that maintain status quo. Since logics White supremacy capitalism dominate every space our society, critical must address these oppressive systems antiracism education.

In this article, we draw on qualitative research at three United Nations refugee camps to examine the ways in which two field directors made sense of their work with refugees. We analyze discursive practices illustrate construction culture and identities within a humanitarian context. illuminate deficit discourses achievement used construct negative for refugees positive staff. This study significantly contributes limited camp settings.

Notions of American exceptionalism and the Dream claim that United States is home liberty, equality, opportunity, where hardworking individuals have unlimited opportunity fo...

In this article, we draw on research with Hmong American community members to contribute a more complex understanding of culture. Specifically, in critical discourse analysis interviews 3 influential politicians, highlight the divergent perspectives early marriage, gender norms, and struggles parents youth. We conclude discussion language identity, point detrimental influence dominant Americans.

In this article, I engage critical discourse analysis of in-depth, semistructured interviews with 4 Hmong community leaders to illumine their perspectives on the role subtractive schooling in struggles students, parents, and ethnic as a whole. reveal understanding exclusionary practices school that privilege dominant White culture contribute children's language loss, ignorance about refugee experience sacrifices parents elders, disengagement from family cultural obligations. This study...

In recent years, the politics and ethics surrounding research have garnered increasing attention among scholars from diverse epistemological perspectives. Scholarly publications range more mat...

This article draws on an ethnographic study of a media program serving Hmong immigrant youth to illuminate perspectives and practices teaching learning that draw culture’s emphasis family collectivism. Our explication is guided by the following question: How do adult advisor connect as “family” in educative relationship? It reveals insight for understanding ways which low-income, may be supported within educational contexts imbued intimacy reciprocity revalues social cultural dimensions...

In this article, I draw on a year-long ethnographic study of an after school "Hmong Culture Club" to illuminate the ways in which it provides students with place belonging. reveal Hmong setting take up ideologies multiculturalism response sense "loss" culture. explore Club provided belong that simultaneously cultivated their cultural and political identities. Ultimately, suggest extracurricular clubs may provide insights subtractive schooling (Valenzuela, 1999) as well forward for...