Chapters aim to meet the need in the field to understand the roles of culture and immigrant experiences on children's literacy learning and development, including immigrant families' home environments and parents' involvement in literacy-related activities in both English and the parents' native language.

1. Introduction to the Book.- 2. The (Hidden/invisible) Diversity of Asian American/Pacific Islander and Hispanic/Latino Families in America.- 3. Asian American and Latino Issues in Education: Complex and Contested.- 4. Family Literacy Practices and the Home Learning Environment of Asian and Latino Americans: Path to Literacy and Social Emotional Learning.- 5. Examining Latinx Familial Literacies through a Testimonio of Pedagogies of the Home.- 6. Familismo, Respeto, and Bien Educado: Traditional/Cultural, Models and Values in Latinos.- 7. Chinese American Parents’ Expectations for and Involvement in Children’s Literacy Learning and Achievement: Impacts of Cultural Values and Acculturation.- 8. Parenting Practices and Home Learning Environments that Promote Reading Motivation, Engagement, and Competence in Chinese Immigrant Families: A Cultural and Self-Determination Perspective to Literacy Development in Early Childhood.- 9. An Integrated Conceptual Model of Ethnic and Racial Identity Development: Parental Ethnic-racial Socialization and Home Literacy Practices that Promote Ethnic Identity Development in Chinese Immigrant Families.- 10. The Education Status and Sociocultural Perspectives of Latinos.- 11. Early Literacy Development in Asian and Indigenous Children of Hawaiʻi: A Theoretical Framework on Multiple Aspects of Home Literacy Environments.- 12. Family Literacy Practices in Latinx Families.- 13. Concluding Thoughts.

This book focuses on the literacy beliefs and practices of parents and children from Asian and Latinx heritage backgrounds. In the US, children from Asian and Latinx immigrant backgrounds represent the largest population of dual language learners in schools. While existing research has paid significant attention to the roles of parenting and the home literacy environment on children's literacy development, relatively little attention has been allocated to immigrant families. Chapters aim to meet the need in the field to understand the roles of culture and immigrant experiences on children's literacy learning and development, including immigrant families' home environments and parents' involvement in literacy-related activities in both English and the parents' native language. As Hispanic/Latinx and Asian American populations grow in the US, this book answers an urgent call for school systems and child and family professionals to be aware of issues in this area and how to address them in culturally responsive ways.

“Through daily routines parents socialize children to promote internalization of social and educational goals. These learning spaces are strongly tied to norms, beliefs, and values that sit at the intersection of core cultural niches and realized in home literacy environments. Although the prominent role of culture in shaping children’s early learning is established, few studies have sufficiently focused on the ways Latinx and Asian families support their children’s learning in the home. This book provides a much-needed comprehensive examination of family and home literacy practices in Asian and Latinx families, representing the largest number of emergent bilinguals in our schools today.” (Laura M. Justice, EHE Distinguished Professor of Educational Psychology and Executive Director of the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy and the Schoenbaum Family Center, Ohio State University, USA)

The first volume to focus on early family literacy practices in Hispanic/Latinx and Asian American populations Details how culture and immigrant experiences affect youth literacy learning and development Relevant to researchers, teachers, school administrators, school psychologists and language specialists

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