This study examines the representations of Asian American children and their families in children’s literature, utilizing Asian Critical Race Theory (AsianCrit) to analyze stereotypical portrayals and emphasize counter-narratives. In this study, we conducted a critical content analysis to identify themes in the underlying messages in the children’s literature. As a result, we identified four themes among the selected literature: (1) stereotypical representation of Asian American children and families, (2) counter-narratives against the perpetual foreigner myth, (3) counter-narratives against the model minority myth, and (4) literature as spaces for honoring Asian American voices. Our findings highlight the need to critically examine race discourse in children’s literature to acknowledge and validate the diverse experiences of Asian Americans, moving beyond the model minority and perpetual foreigner myths.

本研究探讨了亚裔美国儿童及其家庭在儿童文学中的表现，利用亚洲批判种族理论（AsianCrit）分析刻板印象并强调反叙事。在这项研究中，我们进行了批判性内容分析，以确定儿童文学中潜在信息的主题。因此，我们在所选文献中确定了四个主题：（1）对亚裔美国儿童和家庭的刻板印象，（2）反对永久外国人神话的反叙事，（3）反对模范少数族裔神话的反叙事，以及（4）文学作为尊重亚裔美国人声音的空间。我们的研究结果强调需要批判性地审视儿童文学中的种族话语，以承认和验证亚裔美国人的多样化经历，超越模范少数族裔和永久的外国人神话。