ABSTRACT
This edited book highlights the identities and practices of ethnically diverse families and schools in contexts where multicultural policies are not always a priority. In an era of globalization and ensuing population mobility, it places a focus on Asia-Pacific, a continent with diverse customs, populations, and languages, but grapples with what it might mean to be multicultural.
The book features studies and frameworks that illustrate how minoritized communities engage with the diversity they live in and strategies in adjusting and adapting to their sociocultural environments, including practices that might support these efforts. This book represents initiatives and interdisciplinary scholarship from Japan, Hong Kong, mainland China, Australia, South Korea, Thailand, and Taiwan, which underscore the intersection of identities, cultural values, efforts, conflicts, and religions in making diversity work in their contexts. Collectively, these works make a unique contribution by invigorating debates on the flows and evolvement of cultural values and practices within and across families and institutions.
This book will appeal to researchers, practitioners, and readers with interest in the current state of cultural diversity among minoritized families in Asia-Pacific and beyond.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|72 pages
Resettlement and identities
chapter 142|16 pages
Socializing strategies, family language policies, and practices
chapter 3|18 pages
Negotiating hyphenated identities in diaspora
chapter 5|17 pages
Navigating academic and career pathways in the era of neoliberalism
part II|90 pages
Family and community resources
chapter 866|13 pages
Minority family and community resources
chapter 7|17 pages
Inclusive parental involvement for multicultural education
chapter 9|23 pages
Exploring the education of international students in a Korean elementary school
part III|10 pages
Conclusion