Book Talk – Teaching Asian America in Elementary Classrooms with Noreen Naseem Rodríguez and Sohyun An

You know that we are here to help share Asian American history and stories- so we are beyond thrilled to host Noreen Naseem Rodriguez and Sohyun An for a book talk discussing their work, Teaching Asian America in Elementary Classrooms!

Join us to learn about their work, build community, and celebrate teaching our communities’ stories.

Light snacks and beverages will be provided. Rumor has it, there may even be some giveaways!

RSVPs are free and not required- though they do help us plan the seating arrangements.

Noreen Naseem Rodríguez is an Associate Professor of Elementary Education and Educational Justice in the Department of Teacher Education and core faculty in the Asian Pacific American Studies and Muslim Studies Programs at Michigan State University. Her current research, funded by the Spencer Foundation, examines the implementation of Asian American Studies in K-12 classrooms across the U.S. She has published over fifty peer-reviewed book chapters and articles in scholarly and practitioner journals such as Harvard Educational Review, Curriculum Inquiry, and Journal of Children’s Literature, and is co-author of Social Studies for a Better World: An Anti-Oppressive Approach for Elementary Educators with Katy Swalwell and Teaching Asian America in Elementary Classrooms with Sohyun An and Esther Kim. Before becoming an award-winning researcher and teacher educator, Noreen was a bilingual elementary teacher in Austin, Texas for nine years.

Sohyun An is a Professor of Social Studies Education at Kennesaw State University. Her research and teaching focus on curriculum, pedagogy, and the movement for K–12 Asian American studies and social studies education. Her recent works include Teaching Asian America in the Elementary Classroom (with Noreen Naseem Rodríguez and Esther June Kim); “Our Folks Were Badass! Learning and Dreaming in the Basement” (Rethinking Schools, 2023); “Who’s Behind the Camera? Anticolonial Visualization of ‘Westward Expansion’” (Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2024); and “Re/presentation of Asian Americans in 50 States’ U.S. History Standards” (The Social Studies, 2022). As a co-founder of Asian American Voices for Education, she collaborates with Asian American youth, educators, and community organizers to advance Asian American studies and ethnic studies in Georgia’s K–12 schools. Before becoming a teacher educator and researcher, Sohyun taught middle and high school in South Korea.