Asao B Inoue

About the Author

Asao B Inoue is a scholar and educator whose work centers on antiracist approaches to writing instruction and assessment. Drawing on critical race theory and composition studies, he explores how traditional grading practices can perpetuate systemic inequities and advocates for more socially just alternatives. His research emphasizes the importance of ecological and community-based frameworks that honor linguistic diversity and student agency. Inoue's scholarship challenges educators to rethink assessment as a tool for liberation rather than gatekeeping, offering both theoretical insights and practical strategies for transforming writing classrooms into spaces of equity and inclusion.