As they were not underrepresented, Asian American students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign were denied minority student services. Over many decades, Asian American students fought to be seen and heard, challenging the university’s narrow view of minority students, and changing campus resources for Asian Americans.
Select Timeline of Asian American Student Activism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
List of Abbreviations
Foreword by Joy Williamson- Lott
Preface
Introduction: The Invisibility of Asian Americans in Higher Education Diversity Discussions
1: The Historiography of Asian American College Students
2: Making Noise in the Background: Asian American Students at Illinois, 1968-1975
3: We are Not Model Minorities: A New Asian American Student Movement, 1975-1992
4: We are Minorities: The Fight for Asian American Studies and Student Services, 1992-1996
5: Seeing and Hearing Asian American Students
List of Oral history Interviews
Acknowledgments
Select Bibliography
Index
About the author
SHARON S. LEE is a teaching assistant professor in education policy, organization, and leadership at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Summary
As they were not underrepresented, Asian American students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign were denied minority student services. Over many decades, Asian American students fought to be seen and heard, challenging the university’s narrow view of minority students, and changing campus resources for Asian Americans.
