Naashia MohamedNaashia Mohamed is a Senior Lecturer in TESOL at the University of Auckland. Her teaching and research advance understandings of how educational institutions and broader societal structures can promote social equity for racially and linguistically maginalised children, youth, and families. Central to her scholarship is a focus on identity – particularly how multilingual learners' ethnolinguistic and cultural identities intersect with language learning and schooling experiences. She foregrounds the role of home languages and cultural knowledge as critical resources that not only support second language acquisition and literacy development but also affirm students’ sense of self and belonging. Through critical analyses of educational policies and classroom practices in Aotearoa New Zealand and the Maldives, Naashia advocates for asset-based, identity-affirming approaches that recognise multilingual learners as capable, resourceful, and agentive participants in their educational journeys. Read More Read Less