Family Literacy Practices in Asian and Latinx Families

Jorge E. Gonzalez is Professor of School Psychology in the College of Education at the University of Houston, USA. Jeffrey Liew is Professor of Educational Psychology at Texas A&M University, USA.Gayle A. Curtis is Program Manager for the Asian American Studies Center at the University of Houston, USA.Yali Zou is Professor of Education Leadership and Policy Studies, University Endowed Professor for Global Leadership Studies, and Director of the Asian American Studies Center at the University of Houston, USA

• 1. Introduction to the Book.- 2. The (Hidden/invisible) Diversity of Asian American/Pacific Islander and Hispanic/Latino Families in America.- 3. Asian American and Latino Issues in Education: Complex and Contested.- 4. Family Literacy Practices and the Home Learning Environment of Asian and Latino Americans: Path to Literacy and Social Emotional Learning.- 5. Examining Latinx Familial Literacies through a Testimonio of Pedagogies of the Home.- 6. Familismo, Respeto, and Bien Educado: Traditional/Cultural, Models and Values in Latinos.- 7. Chinese American Parents’ Expectations for and Involvement in Children’s Literacy Learning and Achievement: Impacts of Cultural Values and Acculturation.- 8. Parenting Practices and Home Learning Environments that Promote Reading Motivation, Engagement, and Competence in Chinese Immigrant Families: A Cultural and Self-Determination Perspective to Literacy Development in Early Childhood.- 9. An Integrated Conceptual Model of Ethnic and Racial Identity Development: Parental Ethnic-racial Socialization and Home Literacy Practices that Promote Ethnic Identity Development in Chinese Immigrant Families.- 10. The Education Status and Sociocultural Perspectives of Latinos.- 11. Early Literacy Development in Asian and Indigenous Children of Hawaiʻi: A Theoretical Framework on Multiple Aspects of Home Literacy Environments.- 12. Family Literacy Practices in Latinx Families.- 13. Concluding Thoughts.