Freaks and Geeks: On the Provisional Citizenship of Indian American Spelling Bee Winners

Pandya, Sameer

doi:10.1353/jaas.2017.0018

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“…They may use threatening techniques; the consequent effects, of course, are less enthusiasm or, worse, resentment among kids. Asian Americans are viewed still as foreigners and are frequent topic to racist critiques that no "real Americans" have been winning competitions, most especially in math and spelling bee (Pandya, 2017). This is contrary to the warm support of families and community members.…”

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Dhingra, P. (2021). Hyper Education. Why Good Schools, Good Grades, and Good Behavior Are Not Enough. NYU Press.

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Philippines"Open your kids up to more this school year" is one of the advertisements of Kumon, a famous educational network that has learning centers in various parts of the world. Parents then are urged to enroll their children so as for the latter to succeed more. Kumon is only one of the numerous afterschool programs that is growing as an answer to the increasing demand of many parents wanting their children to become academically skillful and competent. Meanwhile, some parents look for tutors or, on their own, they lend their time to teach their children, as a supplement to the school education. This trend is named hyper education. This is a common practice of middle to highclass families, with the belief that it can ensure the future success of their children.This topic is explored in Hyper Education, written by Pawan Dhingra. A multiple award-winning author and former museum curator at Smithsonian Institution, Dhingra is a professor at Amherst College. His research interests range from American studies, cultural sociology, and education. In the book, the author shows how Asian American parents make their children improve academically through hyper education, referring to the practice of extending education through privatized, extracurricular learning. Divided into three

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