This book presents the struggle for dialogue and understanding
between teachers and refugee and immigrant families, in their own
words. Forging a stronger connection between teachers, newcomers,
and their families is one of the greatest challenges facing schools
in the United States. Teachers need to become familiar with the
political, economic, and sociocultural contexts of these newcomers'
lives, and the role of the U.S. in influencing these contexts in
positive and negative ways.
The important contribution of "American Dreams, Global Visions" is
to bring together global issues of international politics and
economics and their effects on migration and refugee situations,
national issues of language and social policy, and local issues of
education and finding ways to live together in an increasingly
diverse society.
Narratives of four immigrant families in the United States (Hmong,
Mexican, Assyrian/Kurdish, Kosovar) and the teacher-researchers who
are coming to know them form the heart of this work. The narratives
are interwoven with data from the research and critical analysis of
how the narratives reflect and embody local, national, and global
contexts of power. The themes that are developed set the stage for
critical dialogues about culture, language, history, and power.
Central to the book is a rationale and methodology for teachers to
conduct "dialogic research" with refugees and immigrants--research
encompassing methods as once ethnographic, participatory, and
narrative--which seeks to engage researchers and participants in
dialogues that shed light on economic, political, social, and
cultural relationships; to represent these relationships in texts;
and to extend these dialogues to promote broader understanding and
social justice in schools and communities.
"American Dreams, Global Visions" will interest teachers, social
workers, and others who work with immigrants and refugees;
researchers, professionals, and students across the fields of
education, language and culture, ethnic studies, American studies,
and anthropology; and members of the general public interested in
learning more about America's most recent newcomers. It is
particularly appropriate for courses in foundations of education,
multicultural education, comparative education, language and
culture, and qualitative research.
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