diversifying higher education faculty in illinois fall 2009 - IBHE

Diversifying Faculty in Illinois
Directory of Current/Future Graduates 2009-2010
Education
Phone: (217) 356-1165
Heekyong Pyon
Email: pyon@illinois.edu
Academic
Institution/Degree/Specialization: Anticipated Graduation Date: May, 2010
U of I at Urbana/Champaign
Mentor/Advisor: Dr. Yoon Pak
Ph.D. Educational Policy Studies
Thesis/Dissertation Topic:
The Life Stories of 1.5 Generation Korean American Immigrant Adolescents: Examining Their English
Learning and Social Experiences in School.
Employment (limited to three entries)
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Assistantships (limited to three entries)
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Teaching 8/24/09-5/2010
Presentation/Publication (limited to three entries)
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Pyon, H. T. (2009). The Review of English Education Policy for Language Minority Students in the U.S.: a
Critical Race Theory Perspective. Asian American Policy Review, 18.
Pyon, H. T., Cao, Y., & Li, H. (2007). Between “What I Am” and “What I Am Not”: Asians and Asian
Americans in Contention and Conversation. Educational Perspectives, 40,13-18.
Pyon, H. T.(2009, June). Social Experiences and English Learning: Examining the Lives of 1.5 Generation
Korean American Adolescents. Paper presentation at the Univ. of Oregon Biliteracy Conference, Eugene.
Additional Research Activities and/or Interests
Pyon, H. T.(2008, April). Learning English as a Second Language: the Case for the 1.5 Generation Korean
American Adolescents. Paper presentation at the AAAS conference, Chicago, IL.
Pyon, H. T. (2008, March). The Virginia Tech Incident and Debunking the Model Minority Myth: Identity
and Reality of the 1.5 Generation Korean Americans. Paper presentation at the AERA conference in NY,
NY.
2008 Manuscript Reviewer, Asia Pacific Journal of Education
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