Chinese American Educational Research and Development Association
 |
Educational Research & Development Journal
2021 Special Issue, Volume 24, Number 2
The Experiences of a Chinese Immigrant Family During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| Jingshun Zhang, Clarisse Halpern |
Abstract |
| The case study investigated a Chinese immigrant family's experiences transitioning to online learning in the climate of anti-Chinese rhetoric in the United States. The case comprised a Chinese immigrant woman and her twins, a boy, and a girl, who were middle school students in a Northern California school district that transitioned to online learning in March 2020. Narrative interviews were conducted online and via telephone and analyzed using content analysis. The findings indicated the challenges in engaging students in online learning that impacted their interactions with classmates and their learning experiences. The findings also revealed the family's coping mechanisms for dealing with anti-Asian discrimination and prejudice against Chinese immigrants, an issue that the twin's school, teacher, and classmates |
| Full Text: PDF |
ISSN: 1526-8659