No Single Story

Amplifying the Voices of Asian American and Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Early Educators

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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This book brings together a diverse group of Asian American and Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander early childhood educators who share their stories about how their intersecting identities and lived experiences has impacted and influenced their work in early education. Each contributor brings to life their rich cultural heritage through stories of family and place. They discuss their struggles and challenges with racism and marginalization yet each talks of hope and change. Each essay is unique and personal, but with the primary focus of improving the lives of children.Obviously, no one book can represent all the lived experiences or lessons from the field. However, the goal of this book is to give insight to a cross-section of the experiences of AANHPI early education and care professionals, to provide mirrors and windows to the education field in hope of pursuing more fair, just and inclusive communities.The Book Editors and NAEYC see this book as an opportunity to break down barriers between and outside the Asian American and Native Hawai‘ian, Pacific Islander communities to build a bridge of understanding, to open a dialogue, to improve both policy and practice, and to advance diversity and equity.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-12-17
Mått:203 x 254 x undefined mm
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:160
Förlag:National Association for the Education of Young Children
ISBN:9781952331527

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Debbie LeeKeenan is Co-Director of Anti-Bias Leaders ECE, lecturer and author. She has been in the field for over 50 years, a former preschool, special education, and public school teacher. She was director of the Eliot-Pearson Children's School at Tufts University, member of the early childhood faculty at Tufts University, Lesley University and the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Debbie is producer of two award winning anti-bias education films. Her work has been published in numerous journals and books, including Young Children, Exchange and Theory into Practice, From Survive to Thrive: A Director's Guide for Leading an Early Childhood Program and Leading Anti-bias Early Childhood Programs: A Guide to Change, for Change. Debbie is Chinese-American, the child of immigrant working-class parents and is part of a mixed -race family.Iris Chin Ponte, Ph.D. is director and classroom teacher at the Henry Frost Children's Program in Belmont, MA. She is an adjunct faculty member in the Graduate School of Education at Lesley University. Recognized as an Exchange Emerging Leader in 2015, Iris is a former Fulbright Scholar, with expertise in cross-cultural issues in education in the United States, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, China, Japan, and Newfoundland. She has published in the areas of children and technology, behavior management, children's play, outdoor environmental design, early education program leadership and birth parent reunions and heritage trips for adoptees in China. Dr. Ponte has received professional recognition from the Children's Defense Fund, CBS, and the American Educational Research Association and was awarded the Thomas J. Watson IBM Fellowship.Caryn Park is nearing her 30th year as an educator and has taught in early childhood and higher education classrooms, mentored and coached pre-service and in-service educators, and served as an anti-bias/anti-racist education consultant and workshop facilitator for schools and parents. Her primary areas of interest include qualitative research methods and teacher inquiry, supporting immigrant and multilingual learners, teacher identity and pedagogical development, and social emotional learning for students and educators. Her interest in social emotional learning and mental health in particular has led her most recently to pursue licensure in marriage and family therapy. Caryn is an immigrant from South Korea, mom of two young adult children, and lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.Sandy Baba, PhD, is a researcher and practitioner specializing in early care education and family service development. Her work includes leadership of statewide and national quality rating and improvement initiatives and the development of a culturally responsive family engagement framework for low-income Asian American immigrant families, recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Baba's current work is AI-focused, examining the responsible application of artificial intelligence in human services and workforce development. Her scholarly and applied pursuits emphasize human-centered coaching and mentoring approaches that support social service practitioners, with particular attention to mental health support, reflective practice, and professional resilience. In 2008, she founded the NAEYC AANHPI Interest Forum with colleagues to advance the global early childhood workforce. She currently serves as Vice President of the Board of Directors for The Council for Professional Recognition.

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Foreword  Michelle Kang, NAEYC CEOAbout This BookPart 1: Where to Start1.Introduction: Marginalized and Privileged. Labels and Identity2. It's Complicated: A Conversation with our Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Authors Part 2: Knowing Who You Are3. Jordan Taitingfong: Learning from Our Relations: Blood, Bone and Built,Centering Disability, Identity, and Liberation in Early Childhood4. Caryn Park: Learning About Myself through the Eyes of Others5. Kira LeeKeenan & Debbie LeeKeenan: Searching for Who You Are: Three Generations of Educators6. Donna Reid-Hayes: Weaving a Lei of Kuleana, Empathy, and Commitment7. Sala Sataraka: Building Communities of Joy: Making the Ancestors Proud 8. Jamie Cho: My Phoenix Eyes 9. A. Ku’ulei Serna: Koʻu ʻInoa, ʻO Wau Kēia: My Name,This is Who I am, The Shaping of My Kanaka Ōiwi Identity 10. Rosemarie Rideout: Immigrating to America: A Filipina's Story 11. Bick Hang:Access to Education:  A Refugee Immigrant's Journey 12. Lisa Luke Lee: Being Asian in America: Connecting Stories through Generation and TimePart 3: Connection to Our Practice13. Jerry Yang, Sang eun Choi, Sarah Fong, Bandi Lim Park,Josephine Pulido, Edna Vargas, and Yanling Zhao: Journey of Belonging: Resilience and Perseverance Among Asian Educators14. Kamalei Brandon: Indigenous Home Visiting: A Sustainable Approach to Culture & Language Reclamation for NH/PI Families Away from Our ‘Āina15. Charis- Ann Sole: Tūtū and Their Moʻopuna: Reimagining ECE Through Intergenerational Relationships, Culturally Grounded Pedagogy, and Power Sharing 16. Xyzlora Brownell: Dual Language Learners in Early Childhood 17. Manju Kumari: Grief, Growth, and a New Life in Education 18. Okiyama & Yuji Uchida: Fitting in and Standing Out 19. Sarah Elahi: Beyond the Single Story: Writing Curriculum as a Freedom Practice 20. Clare Juico: Filipino Storytime: Reclaiming My Identity by Building Community21. Sohyun Meacham, Jinhee Kim, Su Jeong Wee and Sophia Han:  Suda [수다] on Korean American Teacher Educators’ Lived Experiences Part 4: Advocacy and Leading for Change22. Nicol Russell: Bringing My Whole Self to the Classroom: A Native Hawaiian Perspective on Early Childhood23. Shin Ae Han: Empowering Early Childhood Educators: My Journey as a Korean Migrant Teacher Educator in the Pacific 24. Iris Chin Ponte: Diversity will Sustain the Educational Profession: Reflections of Bi-ethnic Preschool Teacher25. Sandy Baba: From Homeless Shelters to Congress: My Unexpected Journey in Early Childhood Advocacy 26. Ninderjit Gill: The Roller Coaster of Identity: Belonging, Loss, Reclamation 27. Sim Loh: A Journey to Be Seen and Heard 28. Jackie Thu Hu’o’jng Wong: My Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams A Legacy Project 29. Theresa Lock: Like the Koa Tree: Leadership as Building a Legacy Online componentsProfessional Development GuideAANHPI ResourcesReferences