This book, thefirst to focus wholly on Asian Americanand Native American Pacific Islander Institutions (AANAPISIs) and theirstudents, offers a corrective to misconceptions about these populations anddocuments student services and leadership programs, innovative pedagogies, modelsof community engagement, and collaborations across academic and student affairsthat have transformed student outcomes. Thisbook recognizes there is a large population of underserved Asian American andPacific Islander college students who, given their educational disparities, are in severe need of attention. Thecontributors describe effective practices that enable instructors to validatethe array of studentsâ specific backgrounds and circumstances within thecontexts of developing such skills as writing, leadership and cross-culturalcommunication for their class cohorts as a whole. They demonstrate that payingattention to the diversity of student experiences in the teaching environmentenriches the learning for all. The timelinessof this volume is important because of the keen interest across the nation forcreating equitable environments for our increasingly diverse students.
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