Berkeley Review of Education has published a journal article on South Asian Americans’ microaggression experiences in schools (volume 9, issue number 2). The article focuses on students’ retrospective reflections on … Read More
Training Guidelines for Teachers of South Asian American Students
This is a list of Training Guidelines for Teachers of South Asian American Students. A PDF version of this is available here. 1. Face-to-face training is best. Rationale: Cultural competence and … Read More
3 Questions to Spark Courageous Conversations
Here are three “Questions & Topics for Courageous Conversations for all Educators Supporting South Asian American Students,” taken from our updated 2018 Toolkit. The first question: HOW MUCH CULTURE-SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE … Read More
ISAASE Toolkit 2018
The ISAASE Toolkit 2018 edition is here! You can click here to download the PDF. What you’ll find in this year’s toolkit: The data on South Asian Americans (also available here) A … Read More
Pronouncing Names Correctly – Education Weekly
Last week, Education Week Teacher published a piece by our director, Dr. Punita Rice, on the importance of pronouncing names correctly. The piece speaks to the negative impact on students’ … Read More
How Teachers Can Help
How can teachers help support the efforts of ISAASE, and help improve South Asian American students’ experiences? In more ways than you think. Teachers and other education leaders are uniquely … Read More
Downloads for Teachers
As part of our Teacher Cultural Proficiency Initiative (TCPI), we are proud to offer downloads for teachers. At our page for teachers, you can find our collection of resources for … Read More
The Myth of the Model Minority
In spite of the fact that Asian Americans have diverse levels of education attainment, financial success, and fill varying socioeconomic brackets in the United States, they are often treated as … Read More
Name Pronunciation Guide
Pronouncing names correctly is a big deal. [It] always started with my name. The majority of my teachers made no effort to learn to pronounce it until they called roll … Read More
Fast Facts for Teachers
Below is a collection of basic facts and important things to know about South Asian American students. This is geared towards teachers and other education leaders, but can be shared … Read More
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