Too Asian?

by Gilmour, RJ; Bhandar, Davina; Heer, Jeet; Ma, Michael C. K.

• ISBN13: 9781926662787
• ISBN10: 1926662784
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-21
• Publisher: Between the Lines

Summary

A collection exploring race and representation on Canadian campuses with the infamous Maclean's ;Too Asian ; article as a flashpoint

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Myths of Meritocracy
The Parable of the Textbook: Education, Meritocracy, and Why History Matters	p. 17
Asians and Affirmative Action on Campus: An Historical Canada-US Comparison	p. 28
Pink Pancis, Yellow Perils, and the Mythology of Meritocracy	p. 38
Colonial and Imperialist Legacies
Graduating Photos: Race, Colonization, and the University of Manitoba	p. 55
Condemned to Repeat?: Settler Colonialism, Racism, and Canadian History Textbooks	p. 67
Race in the Classroom
Ruling through Discourse: The Experience of Chinese-Canadian Youth	p. 83
"Way Too Asian!": The Classrooms as a Site of Protest, Personal Growth, and Teachable Moments	p. 95
Studying Identity, Complicating Ourselves: Engaging with Privilege and Place in Higher Education	p. 104
Too Privileged?: A Response to Maclean's Magazine's "Too Asian?" Article	p. 115
Telling Multiple Stories of "Race" in Canadian Higher Education	p. 121
Teaching White: Constructing Lawyer Identity in Canadian Law Schools	p. 134
Notes	p. 147
Contributors	p. 161
Index	p. 165
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