Perspectives on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
By: editor, Carol A. Edwards.
Contributors: Edwards, Carol A.
Series: Changing the faces of mathematics
Publisher: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Reston, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- United States; Asian American students -- Education; Pacific Islander American students -- Education
Other titles: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Explaining mathematics through Asian folktales -- Denisse R. Thompson, Michaele F. Chappell, Richard A. Austin; title: Hmong needlework and mathematics -- Joan Cohen Jones; title: Using Asian-Pacific literature to enhance problem solving in the elementary school mathematics classroom -- Nancy C. Whitman; title: Differences in arithmetic nomenclature -- Jean Bee Chan; title: Counting in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean : support for number understanding -- Irene T. Miura, Yukari Okamoto; title: Connecting mathematics, language, and culture for ESL students : a Guam classroom -- Jacquelyn Milman, Ione Wolf, Wilson Tam; title: Positive strategies that focus on cultural roots help Asian students adjust to American schools -- Mangho Ahuja, Kayo Matsushita, Tamela D. Randolph; title: Creating a classroom culture : a Pacific perspective-- Barbara J. Dougherty, Hannah Slovin, Annette N. Matsumoto.