KENNESAW, Ga. |
Jul 30, 2024
In conjunction with an ongoing effort to address the dearth of Asian American studies
in K-12 school curriculums, Kennesaw State University professor Sohyun An is among
a group of researchers recently awarded a prestigious $3.5 million Transformative Research Grant from the Spencer Foundation. The first of its kind awarded by the foundation, the
grant supports a robust collaborative research effort focused on supporting the integration
of Asian American studies in the classroom.
Through the grant, An will serve as a co-principal investigator on a multidisciplinary team that includes principal investigator Noreen Naseem Rodríguez of Michigan State University; and co-principal investigators Esther Kim of College of William and Mary; Soo-yong Byun of the Pennsylvania State University; Michael Brown of the University of Michigan; and Jennifer Higgs of the University of California, Davis. Together, they will conduct an extensive study across five states to explore how communities advocate for and implement policies mandating the teaching of Asian American studies in K-12 classrooms, and how these initiatives impact student learning.
Since joining KSU’s Bagwell College of Education in 2011, An has been a trailblazer in anti-racism social studies education and Asian
American studies. Her contributions have earned her numerous accolades, including
the 2023 Distinguished Researcher Award from American Educational Research Association,
the 2022 Distinguished Professor Award from Kennesaw State University, and two Spencer Foundation Small Research Grants
to conduct…
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