Department Member, Curriculum and Instruction
Ph.D.
College of Education
Thesis Title: "Becoming" Adopted: A Narrative Inquiry into the Lived Experiences and Identities of Adult Asian Intercountry Adoptees
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About
Kate Agathon (B.A. Colorado State University Fort Collins, 1999; MS.Ed. Purdue University, 2004; Ph.D. Purdue University, 2011) is in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Purdue University.
Her research interests include using narrative inquiry to study issues relevant to multicultural education. Her particular focus is on Asian American identity including the portrayal of Asian Americans in the mass media and popular culture and also identity development of Asian intercountry adoptees.
In 2009, Kate was awarded a Bilsland Strategic Initiatives Fellowship from the Purdue University Graduate School to chair "New Communities: A Symposium on Exploring, Challenging, and Negotiating Contemporary Asian American Identity". She was awarded another Bilsland Strategic Initiatives Fellowship in 2010.
Most recently featured as "Angry Reader of the Week" on the popular Angry Asian Man blog and also Network of Entertaining Asian American Talent's "Best of Facebook for 2009", Kate is the producer of the 2009 commUNITY photo exhibition celebrating 30 years of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and the 2010 ImaginAsian art exhibition that raised funds to purchase Asian American Studies materials for the Purdue University library.
Contact Information
| Homepage: | http://www.cla.purdue.edu/asian-american/instructo |
