Culturally Contested Pedagogy: Battles of Literacy and Schooling between Mainstream Teachers and Asian Immigrant Parents

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CULTURALLY CONTESTED PEDAGOGY Battles of Literacy and Schooling between Mainstream Teachers and Asian Immigrant Parents Guofang Li With a Foreword by Lee Gunderson STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2006 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press, 194 Washington Avenue, Suite 305, Albany, NY 12210-2384 Production by Marilyn P. Semerad Marketing by Anne M. Valentine Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Li, Guofang, 1972– Culturally contested pedagogy : battles of literacy and schooling between mainstream teachers and Asian immigrant parents / Guofang Li ; with a foreword by Lee Gunderson. p. cm. — (SUNY series, power, social identity, and education) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-6593-4 (hardcover : alk. paper) — ISBN 0-7914-6594-2 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Asian Americans—Education—United States. 2. Asians—Education—Canada. 3. Children of immigrants—Education—United States. 4. Children of immigrants— Education—Canada. 5. Literacy—Social aspects—United States. 6. Literacy—Social aspects—Canada. 7. Parent-teacher relationships—United States. 8. Parent-teacher relationships—Canada. I. Title. II. Series. LC2632.L52 2005 371.829'95'073—dc22 2004030459 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To the loving memory of my brother, Li You-guo, who always lived with big dreams ...