Research Catalog

Title

"Too Asian?" : racism, privilege, and post-secondary education / edited by RJ Gilmour ... [et al.].

Publication

Toronto : Between the Lines, c2012.

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Additional Authors

• Gilmour, R. J. (Richard James), 1964-
• Bhandar, Davina, 1968-
• Heer, Jeet
• Ma, Michael C. K., 1964-

Description

x, 176 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Alternative Title

Racism, privilege, and post-secondary education

Subject

• Racism in higher education > Canada
• Minority college students > Canada
• Race awareness > Canada

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Additional Formats (note)

• Issued also in electronic formats.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The parable of the textbook : education, meritocracy, and why history matters / Henry Yu -- Asians and affirmative action on campus : an historical Canada-US comparison / David Weinfeld -- Pink panics, yellow perils, and the mythology of meritocracy / Sarah Ghabrial -- Graduating photos : race, colonization, and the University of Manitoba / Adele Perry -- Condemned to repeat? Settler colonialism, racism, and Canadian history textbooks / Mary Jane Logan McCallum -- Ruling through discourse : the experience of Chinese-Canadian youth / Dan Cui and Jennifer Kelly -- "Way too Asian?" The classroom as a site of protest, personal growth, and teachable moments / Ray Hsu and Julia Paek -- Studying identity, complicating ourselves : engaging with privilege and place in higher education / Victoria Kannen -- Too privileged? A response to Maclean's magazine's "too Asian" article / Anita Jack-Davis -- Telling multiple stories of "race" in Canadian higher education / Soma Chatterjee, Mandeep Mucina, and Louise Tam -- Teaching white : constructing lawyer identity in Canadian law schools / Diana Younes.

ISBN

• 9781926662787 (pbk.)
• 1926662784 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2012452083

OCLC

775860559

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library