Publications
Chinese Exclusion Act Article on Education
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education
The wisdom in our stories: Asian American motherscholar voices
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education · Sept 30, 2022
Peabody Journal of Education
Love on the Front Lines: Asian American Motherscholars Resisting Dehumanizing Contexts through Humanizing Collectivity
Peabody Journal of Education · Apr 11, 2022
Planting the Seeds of Equity
Ethnic Studies and Social Justice in the K–2 Classroom
Bringing together an inspirational group of educators, this book provides key insights into what it means to implement social justice ideals with young children. Each chapter highlights a teacher’s experience with a specific aspect of social justice and ethnic studies, including related research, projects and lesson plans, and implications for teacher education. The text engages readers in critical dialogue, drawing from works within ethnic studies to think deeply about ideals such as humanization, representation, and transformation. Finding ways to integrate acceptance of difference and social justice content into the primary grades is a complex and challenging endeavor. These teacher stories are ones of courage and commitment, inspiring the possibility of radical change.
Projects
A Question of Loyalty
Asian Americans for Advancing Justice - Los Angeles Curriculum Guide for Episode 2
Dr. Judy Yu was the Curriculum Leader for Episode 2 on the Japanese Incarceration in the PBS Asian American documentary. Dr. Yu lead a team of 5 teachers to develop an in-depth secondary social studies curriculum to examine the injustice of Japanese Incarceration using primary and secondary resources, historical artifacts, and segments of the PBS film.
“As I close my eyes and remember my childhood, I recall my parents teaching me that silence symbolizes respect in our Chinese heritage. Now as an adult with my eyes wide open, schools are teaching me that silence equates to invisibility in our American culture. I reflect upon the representation of silence between my two worlds and realize that I am privileged by the power of silence. I hear the silence of my Chinese ancestors who have built America and left behind their untold legacies of pain and glory. Their silenced voices and spirit continue to live in my present. Their voices help me to connect with a fragmented past to fight for our survival – this is my promise to them.”
— Judy Yu’s Journal, 2005