Up against whiteness : race, school, and immigrant youth / Stacey J. Lee ; foreword by Lois Weis.

Author/creator Lee, Stacey J., 1962-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Teachers College Press, ©2005.
Descriptionxiii, 153 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Hmong American teenagers--Wisconsin. --Social conditions.
Asian American high school students--Wisconsin. --Social conditions.
Immigrants--Wisconsin. --Social conditions.
Hmong Americans--Ethnic identity.
High schools--Social aspects. --Wisconsin.
Racism--Wisconsin.
Racism--United States. --Case studies.
Racism in schools--United States. --Case studies.
Wisconsin--Ethnic relations.
Wisconsin--Race relations.
United States--Ethnic relations. --Case studies.
United States--Race relations. --Case studies.

Contents Becoming racialized Americans -- At University Heights High School: creating insiders and "others" -- "Traditional" and "Americanized" hmong students -- Wimps, gangsters, victims, and teen moms: the gendered experiences of hmong American youth -- Race and the "good" school.
Review "Pushing the boundaries of Asian American educational discourse, this book explores the way a group of first- and second-generation Hmong students created their identities as "new Americans" in response to their school experiences. Offering an opportunity to rethink the "norm," this important volume pays particular attention to how race, class, and gender informed their experiences."--Jacket.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 131-142) and index.
LCCN 2004065909
ISBN0807745758 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN080774574X (pbk. : alk. paper)