Episode 05: The Invisible Child
“I think part of schooling is having a strong sense of self, but if you don’t ever hear your group or your experience discussed, how can you have a strong sense of self?”
What happens when students’ identities are not reflected in the curriculum? Erica connects with an Asian American mother concerned with the lack of representation of Asians in the curriculum. The mother questions her own child’s teacher in Brooklyn, and students from a tiny school in Colorado who brought the local history of Chinese exclusion to light, and want to learn more about Mexican-American local history. These stories examine how culturally affirming curricula that offers students “windows, mirrors, and sliding glass doors” reduces racism and bias.
Show Notes
Created by: Bill Healy, Katie Schneider Gumiran, Rosa Gaia, and Erica Young.
Original music, audio engineering and mixing by Sean Brennan
Artwork by Rosa Gaia
Theme music adapted from an original song by Javy Polanco, “You Forgot.”
