A Composite Counterstorytelling: Memoirs of African American Military Students in Hawaii Public Schools

Authors

Kimetta R. Hairston, Penn State University-HarrisburgFollow

Abstract

There are social, educational and behavioral problems for African American students in Hawaii public schools. Utilizing Critical Race Theory as a lens for analysis, the perceptions and experiences of these students regarding race, ethnic identity, military lineage, and self-definition are addressed. A composite counterstory of the researcher's and 115 African American students' experiences and reflections is portrayed through two siblings' memoirs. The impact of the counterstory challenges readers to see similar themes, perceptions, and experiences of being Black, military- affiliated, and a student in Hawaii in a story format as all events are integrated into two experiences, one male and one female.

Keywords

African American, Critical Race Theory, Counterstory, Military, Hawaii, and Narrative Inquiry

Publication Date

7-1-2010

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2010.1181

Recommended APA Citation

Hairston, K. R. (2010). A Composite Counterstorytelling: Memoirs of African American Military Students in Hawaii Public Schools. The Qualitative Report, 15(4), 783-801. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2010.1181