Asian Americans in Bilingualism and Bilingual Education
The Long Overdue Voice
Zhongfeng Tian editor Trish Morita-Mullaney editor Khánh Lê editor Alisha Nguyen editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Multilingual Matters
Publishing:16th Dec '25
£119.95
This title is due to be published on 16th December, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

The first edited volume fully dedicated to Asian American experiences in bilingual education
This book centers and amplifies the voices and complex lived experiences of Asian Americans in bilingual education. Employing critical theoretical frameworks such as AsianCrit, decoloniality, counterhegemonic and anti-racist pedagogies, it broadens understandings of multilingualism and challenges dominant narratives in education.
This book centers and amplifies the voices and complex lived experiences of Asian Americans in bilingual education. Drawing from the fields of bilingual education and ethnic studies, the chapters discuss language ideologies, anti-racist pedagogies, language loss and teacher and student experiences to explore how multilingualism is experienced distinctly by Asian Americans. Recognizing the heterogeneity within Asian American communities, the book highlights underrepresented Asian languages such as Hmong and Khmer and discusses both formal and informal education settings. It showcases a wide range of narratives and qualitative methodologies, employing critical theoretical frameworks such as AsianCrit, decoloniality, intersectionality, critical refugee studies, raciolinguistics, counterhegemonic pedagogies, humanization and transnationalism. As the first book fully dedicated to Asian American experiences in bilingual education, it broadens understandings of multilingualism and appeals to researchers, teacher educators and postgraduate students in applied linguistics, Asian American studies, higher education and bilingual education.
This timely volume powerfully amplifies the long-silenced voices of Asian/American scholars in bilingualism and bilingual education. Having long witnessed these omissions in the field, I found its insights both urgent and affirming. It offers transformative possibilities for research, pedagogy, and policy, and is a vital resource for reimagining bilingual education through a more inclusive and justice-oriented lens. * Guofang Li, University of British Columbia, Canada *
This unique collection interrupts the silences constructed around Asian Americans to deliberately obscure their complexities, multilingual identities, and geographic/national/ethno-diversities, and render them invisible. It creates a space for untold Asian American stories to be heard as these courageous scholars speak their lives – in the ways they choose – into existence. An essential resource for anyone seeking authenticity and truth. * A. Lin Goodwin, Boston College, USA *
This outstanding volume offers a multilayered and humanizing portrait of Asian/American experiences with bilingual education. Its critical lens is provocative, and its emancipatory approach inspiring. I expect it to become required reading in education and ethnic studies courses, and I hope policymakers and educators answer its call to reimagine bilingual education. * Elaine Chun, University of South Carolina, USA *
ISBN: 9781800419919
Dimensions: 234mm x 156mm x 21mm
Weight: unknown
300 pages