What's this blog about?

I teach several courses under the broad topic of "Multicultural Education," prioritizing social justice issues of access, power/privilege, & narrowing the academic achievement gap. I am a person of color and I almost always have a white co-teacher. We include topics, such as: racism, sexism, heterosexism, ableism, ethnocentrism, deculturalization, transforming curriculum, etc. This is a place where I post information that we teach; lesson plans for activities; and resources we use and/or which are shared with me by my adult students.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Racism in Harry Potter Series

This is one Chinese woman's spoken word piece about movie stereotypes of Asian women, using Cho Chang from the Harry Potter series as a starting point.  There are two videos, her piece and her response to the criticism of her piece.  Her response is eloquent and clear, highlighting important issues about race/racism that we might want to consider when having conversations and when selecting films to view.  The pair of videos make a powerful teaching tool. http://blog.angryasianman.com/2013/04/a-letter-to-jk-rowling-from-cho-chang.html

A Letter to J.K. Rowling

Response to Critiques
 
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