Fighting the marginalization of Asian American students with caring schools: focusing on curricular change

Asian American students are marginalized in US schools. Their academic, social and emotional needs are often ignored or misunderstood by school personnel. However, teachers, who have made an ethical commitment to each student and hold an educational philosophy that connects caring along with social justice, work hard to provide an equal educational experience for Asian American students. One approach caring teachers utilize is the inclusion of Asian American content into the curriculum from civil rights role models to the use of Asian American literature. Caring teachers also ensure that each young person develops strong writing and public speaking skills so that they become contributing citizens of democracy. This article suggests the use of a caring‐centered multicultural framework and identifies numerous curricular changes.