Power of Our Stories Won't Stop: Intergenerational Truth-Telling as Civic Democratic Practice

by Hellena Moon (Editor), Madeleine Moon-Chun (Editor)

Overview

This book: on the power of intergenerational truth-telling as civic democratic practice, was written for high school students.

Many students of color come to college, frustrated, and asking, "How come we never learned our histories and stories in high school?" The histories of Black, Asian American, Latinx, and LGBTQ students are often elided from high school history teaching and in their textbooks, when, our stories are very much imbricated within the fabric of US history.

The contributors to this anthology share some of their personal narratives and elided histories that we hope can be inspirational for students, educators, and families to discuss together. Our hope is for more stories to be told, written, and discussed. Our country needs truth-telling and civic engagement from people of all ages to make our democracy flourish. This anthology is intergenerational, highlighting the importance of mutual and reciprocal learning-we have much to learn from one another.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781734744088
Publisher:	Eastwind Books of Berkeley
Publication date:	02/20/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	423
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Foreword: Andrea Young, Executive Director, ACLU of Ga

Introduction: Hellena Moon

Part One: Theories & Histories of Liberation 

Chapter 1: Third World Studies: A Conversation. Gary Okihiro

Chapter 2: Listening to Truths: Democracy & Its Neighbor, Fascism. Hellena Moon

Chapter 3: Are Queers Dangerous? What I Wish I Knew about the Intersections of Race, Gender, Class, and Sexuality in High School. Sig/Sara Giordano

Chapter 4: A Politics of Our Time: Reworking Afro-Asian Solidarity in the Wake of George Floyd's Killing. Yuichiro Onishi

Part Two: Practicing and Sharing Stories of Liberation    

Chapter 5: can't stop, won't stop: The Tradition of Black Education as the Practice of Freedom. Anthony Downer

Chapter 6: Music, Math, and Malcolm X: My Intellectual Journey of Truth. Douglas Henry Daniels 

Chapter 7: Who Am I? Madeleine Moon-Chun

Chapter 8: In the Hour of the Dragon: Nationalism, Feminism, and a Korean American Identity. Elaine Kim

Chapter 9: What I Wish I Had Known When I Was in High School: A Brief Reflection. Ramsay Liem

Chapter 10: My Dearest Ancestors, Children, and Future Generations. Judy Yu

Chapter 11: Why Trying to Fit in Is the Problem, Moon-Ho Jung 

Chapter 12: Liberation Through Identity: We Are Lucky to Be Free. Takeru Nagayoshi

Part Three: Generational Stories, Conversations, and Healing Traumas

Chapter 13: Ebony in the Ivory Tower. Adia Butler and Lee H. Butler

Chapter 14: Creative Expressions: An Interview Between a Teenager and His Mom. Lahronda Little and Kyle Little

Chapter 15: "Centering" Yourself Before You Log On: Black Girls and Self-Care in the World of Social Media. Danielle Buhuro & Christal Bell 

Part Four: Leadership, Moral Brilliance, and Community Engaged Learning

Chapter 16: Two Leaders Who Are Students of Relationships: A Conversation. Lori Klein and Jonathan Klein

Chapter 17: How Do We Teach Moral Brilliance? Nathan Reddy and Nadinne Cruz

Chapter 18: Fighting Racism with Solidarity: #knowyourBIPOChistory. Akemi Kochiyama

Chapter 19: Speaking Up and Speaking Out: Living at Full Volume. Allegra Lawrence-Hardy

Chapter 20: Teh Bà Ta Hkèh Poo: Sharing Stories. Nathan Reddy, Eh Tha Yooi, and Hserkaw Ler

Chapter 21: Out Here: Writing with the Unhoused. Christie Towers

Part Five: Fictions as Truth-Telling

Chapter 22: Walter McMillian: Defeating the Powerful Hands of Death. Madeleine Moon-Chun

Chapter 23: Life in a Three-Day Loop. Leenah Safi

Chapter 24: Dreams That Hold Power. Madeleine Moon-Chun 

Afterword: Teaching and Learning Through Konbit. Cécile Accilien