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Identity Negotiation Among Chinese American Youth Through the Mediation of Multicultural Literature Susan Katrina Gold The University of San Francisco USF Scholarship: a digital repository @ Gleeson Library | Geschke Center Doctoral Dissertations Theses, Dissertations, Capstones and Projects 2008 Firing the canon : identity negotiation among Chinese American youth through the mediation of multicultural literature Susan Katrina Gold Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.usfca.edu/diss Part of the Education Commons Recommended Citation Gold, Susan Katrina, "Firing the canon : identity negotiation among Chinese American youth through the mediation of multicultural literature" (2008). Doctoral Dissertations. 157. https://repository.usfca.edu/diss/157 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, Capstones and Projects at USF Scholarship: a digital repository @ Gleeson Library | Geschke Center. It has been accepted for inclusion in Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized administrator of USF Scholarship: a digital repository @ Gleeson Library | Geschke Center. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The University of San Francisco FIRING THE CANON: IDENTITY NEGOTIATION AMONG CHINESE AMERICAN YOUTH THROUGH THE MEDIATION OF MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE A Dissertation Presented to The Faculty of the School of Education International and Multicultural Education Department In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Education by Susan Gold San Francisco December 2008 This dissertation, written under the direction of the candidate’s dissertation committee and approved by the members of the committee, has been presented to and accepted by the Faculty of the School of Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of Education. The content and research methodologies presented in this work represent the work of the candidate alone. Susan Gold December 5, 2008 ______________________________________________ ______________ Candidate Date Dissertation Committee Dr. Shabnam Koirala-Azad December 5, 2008 _______________________________________________ ________________ Chairperson Dr. Susan Roberta Katz November 20, 2008 _______________________________________________ _________________ Dr. Christine Yeh November 20, 2008 _______________________________________________ __________________ i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A work of this nature is never a solo flight. There were those who gave the gift of ideas and those who gave the gift of simply listening to mine. First and foremost among the former were my participants, those budding intellectuals who motivated, shared, and critiqued throughout the process. When they see their words in print I hope they realize the impact their voices can have on creating a more just world. I wish to acknowledge my professors, in particular Dr. Miguel Lopez for setting the itinerary, Dr. Shabnam Koirala-Azad for guidance, support, and encouragement, and Dr. Maxine Greene for her inspiration and faith in me. Finally, I want to thank my family, Marimba and Anise, and friends for giving me the time and space to undertake this monumental journey and spurring me on. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ...................................................................................... ii CHAPTER I. The Research Problem Introduction..............................................................................................................1 Stetement of the Problem.......................................................................................10 Purpose of the Study ..............................................................................................10 Research Questions................................................................................................11 Theoretical Framework..........................................................................................11 Significance of the Study.......................................................................................18 II. REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE Introduction............................................................................................................24 Second Generation Immigrants and Accultuation .................................................26 The Yin and Yang of Racist Stereotyping .............................................................30 Identity Studiers.....................................................................................................34 Asian Pan-Ethnicity ...............................................................................................46 Impact of Schools on Immigrants of Color............................................................50 Multicultural Literature..........................................................................................55 III. METHODOLOGY Theoretical Framework..........................................................................................61 Background of the Researcher...............................................................................64 Selecting the Participants.......................................................................................64 Data Collection ......................................................................................................68 Research Setting.....................................................................................................69 Data Analysis.........................................................................................................73 Protection of Human Subjects ...............................................................................73 IV. FINDINGS Introduction............................................................................................................74 First Book Discussion Group Meeting ..................................................................82 Second Book discussion Group Meeting...............................................................89 Third Book Discussion Group Meeting.................................................................93 iii Final Book Discussion Group Meeting................................................................102 The Interviews Winston....................................................................................................103 Justin ........................................................................................................109 Marie........................................................................................................115 Jessica ......................................................................................................120 Susan........................................................................................................126 Mei ...........................................................................................................131 V. ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Introduction..........................................................................................................140 Parent Interactions ...............................................................................................142 Peer Interactions...................................................................................................150 Racism, Stereotyping, and Discrimination ..........................................................157 Identity Negotiation Through Literature..............................................................161 Implications for Teaching....................................................................................163 Community Building ...........................................................................................166 Grwoth and Development of the Teacher/Researcher.........................................167 Implications for Identity Theory..........................................................................169 Limitations of the Study………………………………………………………...170 Recommendations for Further Research..............................................................170 REFERENCES ....................................................................................................172 APPENDIXES Appendix A: Participant Survey Questions .........................................................182 Appendix B: Participant Interview Questions .....................................................185 iv 1 CHAPTER I THE RESEARCH PROBLEM Introduction Dear Ms. Gold, It’s great to have you as my english [sic] teacher this year. You have taught me so much already. You have always picked the most Best (sic) books to read. They’re always so interesting even though when I look at the book, it looks boring. As they say, ”Don’t judge a book by its’(sic) cover.” I wish you have a Merry Christmas and spend it with your family and friends. Have a great new years (sic). Violet Yee Violet first entered my class as a sixth grade honors student at Oceanview Middle School. She was one of a dozen students who returned to me in 2006, assigned to my eighth grade honors English class. I had worried about her all through sixth grade. The daughter of immigrants from Guangdong Province in China, her home language was Cantonese, although she was born in California. As a second language learner, she struggled to comprehend the challenging reading and to respond intelligibly in writing. In the eighth grade (despite a few traces of grammatical and language convention errors demonstrated above), she got high marks on reading response papers and quizzes. While she rarely raised her hand to participate in discussions,
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