Struggling To Be Heard offers various theoretical frameworks for understanding culture and language diversity in Asian Pacific American young people. The authors weave a unique tapestry integrating curriculum, instruction, mental health issues, language issues, delinquency, policy, disabilities, and cultures. They also offer critical recommendations for teachers, social workers, school psychologists, school administrators, bilingual professions, and policy makers who work with Asian Pacific American children and youth so they can make a difference in the lives of Asian Pacific American students and address their unmet needs.

Offers various theoretical frameworks for understanding culture and language diversity in Asian Pacific American (APA) young people, with sections on the cultural background of APA communities, sociocultural aspects of APA communities, aspects of schooling, and recommendations for teachers and other