Focusing on the underserved: immigrant, refugee, and indigenous Asian American and Pacific Islanders in higher education

Foreword. Moving the Course of History

Introduction. Taking stock of research on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders : the model minority myth, other racial realities, and future directions for research to advance racial equity

1. The State of scholarship on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in education: anti-essentialism, inequality, context, and relevance / Samuel D. Museus, Anthony Lising Antonio, and Peter Nien-Chu Kiang

Part I. Racism, Racial Politics, and Race Consciousness: 2. Beyond boba tea and samosas : a call for Asian American race consciousness / Sumun L. Pendakur and Vijay Pendakur ; 3. Critical race consciousness, or, The interest convergence of "diversity": examining the Initiative for Hmong Studies / Christin DePouw

4. Voices of Asian American and Pacific Islander students and the politics of diversity policy / Angela W. Kong

Part II. Advancing Racially Conscious Policy and Practice: 5. Undocumented Asian and Pacific Islander students : a primer for developing critical awareness and advocacy among educators / Tracy Lachica Buenavista ; 6. Pacific Islander education and retention : the development of a student-initiated, student-run outreach program for Pacific Islanders / Natasha Saelua, Erin Kahunawaikaʻala Wright, Kealiʻi Troy Kukahiko, Meg Malpaya Thornton, and Iosefa (Sefa) Aina ; 7. Asian American and Pacific Islander storytelling and social biography as pedagogy in higher education / Jeffrey Tangonan Acido, Jennifer Farrales Custodio, and Gordon Lee ; 8. Facilitating college access for Hmong students: challenges and opportunities / William Collins, Anna Chiang, Joshua Fisher, and Marie P. Ting ; 9. Journey to success: a university-community partnership to improve college access and success among Cambodian American students / Mary Ann Takemoto, Simon Kim, Karen Nakai, and Karen Quintilliani ; 10. The unique circumstances of Filipinos in Hawaiʻi public higher education / Niki Libarios

Part III. Voices at the Margins of the Community: 11. Questions of legitimacy and right to claim Hawaiʻian identity: moving Native Hawaiian identity conversations from the margins to center / Leilani Kupo ; 12 Underserved and unseen: Southeast Asian Americans in higher education / Phitsamay Sychitkokhong Uy ; 13 The Hai Bà Tru'ng Project : engaging undergraduates in survey research on Vietnamese (American) women's leadership perspectives / Loan Dao and Linda Tran ; 14. Conclusion: Scholarship, policy, and praxis recommendations for institutional change / Amefil Agbayani and Doris Ching.