Inquirer.net published an article spotlighting UW–Madison graduate student Tony DelaRosa’s book, “Teaching the Invisible Race: Embodying a Pro-Asian American Lens in Schools.”
The book, published in 2023, has garnered significant acclaim, earning both a Silver Medal in the Independent Publisher Book Awards for Education and being named a finalist in the 2024 Next Generation Indie Book Awards in the BIPOC category.
DelaRosa, a PhD student in UW–Madison’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, is an anti-oppression educator who aims to reshape how schools teach Asian American histories and experiences. His book is designed to guide educators in integrating a pro-Asian American lens into classrooms.
In the article, DelaRosa describes “Teaching the Invisible Race” as the book he wished he had in his early teaching career. He notes he “specifically wanted to write a book about Asian American pedagogy with a distinctly Fil-Am lens, since Asian American studies seem focused on Japanese and Chinese histories.”
DelaRosa emphasizes the need to diversify this narrative, stating, “Asian America is enormous, complex, expansive, and every specific ethno-racial group deserves to tell their side of the story, as well as be a part of the solution.”
He adds that as both an educator and a parent, he wrote the book with the hope that future generations, including his own children, will grow up in a world where their heritage is fully recognized and celebrated in schools.
To learn more, check out the full article at Inquirer.net.