| Educating New Americans: Immigrant Lives and Learning Contributor(s): Hones, Donald F. (Author), Cha, Shou C. (Author), Cha, Cher Shou (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805831347 ISBN-13: 9780805831344 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1999 Annotation: See attached preliminary promo copy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 98024514 |
| Lexile Measure: 1270 |
| Series: Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6.03" W x 9.01" (0.95 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Educating New Americans examines what it means to be an American through the history of a refugee from Laos. Shou Cha is a community liaison for an elementary school, an evangelical preacher, a community leader, a husband, and a father. His lifetime of learning, presented mainly in his own voice, is framed by various historical and sociological contexts that have shaped his life, the lives of other Hmong refugees, and the lives of other Americans, old and new. These contexts include the history of immigrant education policies in the United States, as seen through the lives of immigrant children; the historical and sociological impact of warfare as well as missionary work in the lives of the Hmong people; and the sociology of generational conflict, especially as it is felt among immigrant groups. Finally, this book suggests that immigrant parents such as Shou Cha can contribute to the process of teaching peace to children, and making peace between diverse groups in America, the land of e pluribus unum. |