ERIC Number: EJ1475962
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
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Intergenerational Asian Diaspora Mentoring in the Academy: Mapping the Terrain of Allied Political Struggles through Critical Relational Ethnography
Edna Tan1; Rishi Krishnamoorthy2
Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, v19 n3 p150-165 2025
This paper investigates intergenerational Asian diaspora faculty mentorship within the context of higher education in North America. Drawing on intersectionality, rightful presence, and third-generation cultural historical activity theory (CHAT), the authors theorize across three activity systems--predominantly white academic institutions (PWI), a collaborative research project (LSP), and critical dialogue space (ADS)--to understand their collective work as part of a continuous arc of justice in the academy. The study explores the intersectional power dynamics and cultural conflicts that shape how junior and senior (South and East) Asian-identified authors negotiate reauthoring their rights in the pursuit of rightful presence within and across these activity systems. Through two vignettes, the findings illustrate the complexities of allied political struggles and intergenerational mentoring in higher education. In doing so, this study contributes to a deeper understanding of how Asian diaspora faculty navigate can foster bidirectional intergenerational, critical, justice-oriented sociopolitical allyship within academia, advancing conversations on mentorship and equity in education.
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Asians, Intergenerational Programs, Mentors, Predominantly White Institutions, Research Projects, Cooperation, College Faculty, Power Structure, Cultural Differences, Minority Group Teachers, Whites
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Teacher Education and Higher Education Department, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina USA; 2Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA