Our first day of the Race, Inequality, and Language in Education (RILE) 2021 fall conference features a panel discussion on challenging stereotypes and confronting racism in schools.
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Dr. Stacey J. Lee is the Frederick Erickson WARF Professor of Educational Policy Studies and a faculty affiliate in Asian American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research focuses on the role of education in the incorporation of immigrants into the United States. She is the author of Unraveling the Model Minority Stereotype: Listening to Asian American Youth and Up Against Whiteness: Race, School, and Immigrant Youth.
Dr. Eujin Park is an IDEAL Provostial Fellow for Studies in Race and Ethnicity at Stanford University. Dr. Park draws upon Critical Race Theory, Asian American Studies, and community-engaged research to examine how Asian American youth and families negotiate with race in and through educational institutions.
Dr. OiYan Poon is an associate professor affiliate at Colorado State University in the School of Education. In her research, she focuses on the racial politics of Asian Americans as well as affirmative action and systems and practices in college admissions and enrollment management.
Tom Shimura, known by his stage name Lyrics Born, is a Bay Area rapper with a career spanning over a decade. Lyrics Born's music is a reflection of his multicultural upbringing, and his latest single, "ANTI," raised funds for and brought awareness to the #StopAAPIHate campaign.