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Kevin Wong 黃浩文

@kevinwongla.bsky.social

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Associate Professor @Pepperdine • #BilingualEducation & #Multiraciality • Aspiring picture book author • Editor of CATESOL Journal & The Teacher Advocate • #PhDad • Ephesians 2:10 • he/他/佢 www.kevin-m-wong.com • YouTube➡️@TheBilingualProfessor

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Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · Nov 13

Migrating here from X & looking for folks to follow! #Multiracial, #multilingual #professor of #teachered and former #teacher. Using hashtags to find my community. #langchat #literacies #academia #edusky #bilingual #academicchatter #kidlit #author #mixed #amwriting #followme #writers #TESOL #foodsky

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Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · Aug 30

Yes, I also published it on my blog!
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Why Schools in America Treat Bilingualism Like a Liability, Not an Asset — Kevin Wong, Ph.D.

When I filled out my daughter’s kindergarten intake form, I thought I was honoring her bilingualism. Instead, I triggered a test that told me how little our schools value languages beyond English. T...

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Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · Aug 30

My hot take on why schools in the United States treat bilingualism like a liability and not an asset in the very first few days of kindergarten.
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Why Schools in America Treat Bilingualism Like a Liability, Not an Asset

When I filled out my daughter’s kindergarten intake form, I thought I was honoring her bilingualism. Instead, I triggered a test that told me how little our schools value languages beyond English.

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Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · Jul 10

Sister: so how much are you getting paid for that book you wrote?
Me: let’s not talk about it…
#academia #iykyk

Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · Jul 8

Book proposal submitted! I'm very excited about this one.

Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · Jul 7

Signed up for a community choir!

Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · Mar 31

As the kids get older, they’re taking more extracurricular classes and cultivating passions. When does this stop and why don’t parents do the same? New goal: By the end of summer, I’ll either be enrolled in piano, Spanish, advanced mandarin conversation or singing in a choir. Hold me to it 🦋

Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · Jul 4

Student misses class and doesn't let me know.
After a follow up email, student states they were sick.
Student also happened to post on social media that they were jogging along Santa Monica beach a couple hours before said class.
Come ON.

Ready for summer semester to be over.

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Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · Jul 2

Jay Chou performed in Hong Kong and all my secondary school friends went to watch him. Missing home 🇭🇰

a man in a black leather jacket is sitting in a red chair with chinese writing on it .

ALT: a man in a black leather jacket is sitting in a red chair with chinese writing on it .

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Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · Jul 1

My first book is out! 💙
"Generative AI & Language Teaching" w/ @universitypress.cambridge.org is FREE until 7/11.
We wrote this for teachers: to support, not overwhelm as they navigate the world of AI in education.
📘: www.cambridge.org/core/element...
#EdTech #GenAI #LanguageTeaching #AIinEducation

Generative Artificial Intelligence and Language Teaching

Cambridge Core - Teacher training and professional development - Generative Artificial Intelligence and Language Teaching

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Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · Jun 30

ChatGPT just helped me process some hard parenting x meltdown at bedtime stuff and I never thought I’d be here but here we are. Parenting in the age of AI. It helps.

Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · Jun 30

Sunset in Hawaii 🫶🏽

Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · Jun 18

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Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · Jun 18

A beloved principal, unjustly removed. A community refusing to stay silent.
🎥 Watch this powerful mini-documentary on why we’re fighting for Principal Garmon’s reinstatement:
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#LAUSD @lausdsup.bsky.social @laschoolswest.bsky.social @lausdhr.bsky.social

Save Our Principal: Los Angeles School Parents v. LAUSD

YouTube video by Broadway Parents

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Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · Jun 10

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Parents Protest Removal of Beloved Principal at Broadway Elementary School

The decision, announced less than two weeks before the end of the school year, has sparked protests, and a petition...

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Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · Jun 10

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Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

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Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · Jun 10

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LAUSD Faces Backlash Over Removal of Venice Elementary Principal

Parents and teachers are protesting after LAUSD removed Broadway Elementary Principal Danielle Garmon. A petition with over 800 signatures calls for transparency and her reinstatement.

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Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · Jun 10

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Parents Protest Removal of Beloved Principal at Broadway Elementary School - SM Mirror

The decision, announced less than two weeks before the end of the school year, has sparked protests, and a petition...

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Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · Jun 10

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Parents Protest Removal of Beloved Principal at Broadway Elementary School - Yo! Venice!

The decision, announced less than two weeks before the end of the school year, has sparked protests, and a petition...

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Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · Jun 10

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Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · Jun 10

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Calls for Transparency Grow After LAUSD Removes Venice Elementary Principal

VENICE — Parents of students at Broadway Elementary School are continuing to push back against Los Angeles Unified School District’s decision to reassign Principal Rachelle Garmon — a move they

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Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · Jun 10

There are now 7 articles published (linked below) about the injustice of removing our beloved principal due to @laschoolswest.bsky.social negligence/mishandling. Sign our petition here: change.org/broadwayunited

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Sign the Petition

Help Us Keep Our Beloved Principal Garmon at Broadway Elementary Dual Language School

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Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · May 29

It's delicious! Go with friends so you can order more!

Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · May 29

There’s more than one way to be bilingual. If you’ve ever understood your family’s language but struggled to speak it back—you’re not alone. This video challenges narrow definitions of fluency and makes space for the kind of bilingualism that often goes unrecognized.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Qk8yV...

Receptive Bilinguals Are Not Monolingual | The Bilingual Professor

YouTube video by The Bilingual Professor

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Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · May 20

Making soy sauce eggs and, let me tell you, when I measured each liquid, I was crouching down to make sure it hit the bottom of the meniscus. Who said AP chemistry wasn’t relevant?

Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · May 19

Said no to two things. Keeping control of my schedule and pushing things to later dates when they aren't urgent.

Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · May 17

My children who have learned how to control Alexa are playing Christmas tunes… and I’m not upset about it. 🎄