Asian Americans are People of Color, Too. . .Aren't They? Cross-Racial Alliances and the Question of Asian American Political Identity

Kim, Claire Jean

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“…The issue is not whether Asian Americans experience racism, but that their experience is unique: They are valorized as smarter and more diligent, on the one hand, and ostracized as perpetually foreign and inassimilable, on the other hand (C. J. Kim, 1999Kim, , 2004. Asian Americans are often viewed and understood as acting in a middleperson role in a racially triangulated hierarchy, essentially buffering the Whites from the Blacks (C. J.…”

Section: Critical Ethnic Awareness and Racial Discriminationmentioning

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The role of critical ethnic awareness and social support in the discrimination–depression relationship among Asian Americans: Path analysis.

2014

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology

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This study used a path analytic technique to examine associations among critical ethnic awareness, racial discrimination, social support, and depressive symptoms. Using a convenience sample from online survey of Asian American adults (N = 405), the study tested 2 main hypotheses: First, based on the empowerment theory, critical ethnic awareness would be positively associated with racial discrimination experience; and second, based on the social support deterioration model, social support would partially mediate the relationship between racial discrimination and depressive symptoms. The result of the path analysis model showed that the proposed path model was a good fit based on global fit indices, χ²(2) = 4.70, p = .10; root mean square error of approximation = 0.06; comparative fit index = 0.97; Tucker-Lewis index = 0.92; and standardized root mean square residual = 0.03. The examinations of study hypotheses demonstrated that critical ethnic awareness was directly associated (b = .11, p < .05) with the racial discrimination experience, whereas social support had a significant indirect effect (b = .48; bias-corrected 95% confidence interval [0.02, 1.26]) between the racial discrimination experience and depressive symptoms. The proposed path model illustrated that both critical ethnic awareness and social support are important mechanisms for explaining the relationship between racial discrimination and depressive symptoms among this sample of Asian Americans. This study highlights the usefulness of the critical ethnic awareness concept as a way to better understand how Asian Americans might perceive and recognize racial discrimination experiences in relation to its mental health consequences.

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Section: Critical Ethnic Awareness and Racial Discriminationmentioning

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“…Kim, 1999Kim, , 2004. Given that their historical presence in the United States is relatively shorter than Blacks and Latinos, Asian Americans (especially recent immigrants) may be less likely to be aware of, and therefore less likely to recognize, underlying racism and its practices in the United States.…”

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The role of critical ethnic awareness and social support in the discrimination–depression relationship among Asian Americans: Path analysis.

2014

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology

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“…The final question is, what is the role and consequence of internalized racism within the Asian American community? It creates barriers for the Asian American community to types of employment (Yuen, ), access to mental health services (Choi et al, ; David, ; Museus, ), and political representation (Kim, , , ; Lowe, ). In short, engaging in internalized racism reveals not only the legacy of racial oppression but also the perpetuation of the systems of inequality that promote white supremacy.…”

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Understanding the use of “twinkie,” “banana,” and “FOB”: Identifying the origin, role, and consequences of internalized racism within Asian America

Trieu¹

2019

Sociology Compass

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Where does internalized racism come from? How is it sustained and perpetuated within the Asian American community? What is the role and consequence of internalized racism within the Asian American community? This article reviews the existing literature to map the origin, role, and consequences of internalized racism among Asian Americans. Research on internalized racism must examine more than individual behaviors, otherwise it falls victim to conceiving of individuals as “racial dupes” (i.e., an individual who has been deceived into supporting existing racial hierarchies and systems of racial inequalities). However, the research should also veer away from an over emphasis on individual agency and resistance because doing so ignores the larger structural systems of inequality that exist, via colonial mentality and racialization, which influence individual behaviors. Future research on internalized racism must engage both perspectives to hold accountable the connection between broader racialization processes and everyday interactions driven by internalized racism.

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“…This practice undercuts the seriousness and pervasiveness of a variety of problems in Asian American communities, which are composed of many ethnically and culturally heterogeneous groups (Chou & Feagin, 2008). In essence, Asian Americans are perceived to be smarter and more diligent than other people, yet simultaneously are detested for being perpetually foreign and inassimilable (Kim, 1999(Kim, , 2004. Given these prejuidices, Asian Americans are at risk of being discriminated against by Whites and other racial/ethnic minorities.…”

Section: Asian Americans and Racial Discriminationmentioning

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The Relationship Between Critical Ethnic Awareness and Racial Discrimination: Multiple Indirect Effects of Coping Strategies Among Asian Americans

2013

Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research

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Asian Americans face discrimination based on their culture and ethnicity, despite being perceived as successful immigrants with few problems. Little information is available regarding what factors might facilitate Asian Americans' recognition of racial discrimination experiences (RDEs) to enhance their ability to cope. This study draws concepts from empowerment and stress-coping theories and examines relationships between critical ethnic awareness and RDEs and between RDEs and the effects of coping strategies specific to discrimination on the outcome of depressive symptoms. A convenience sample of Asian American adults (N = 405) was used to test 2 main hypotheses using path analysis: first, that critical ethnic awareness is indirectly associated with coping strategies through RDEs, and second, 4 coping strategies differentially and indirectly affect the RDE-depression relationship. The findings show critical ethnic awareness indirectly affects 2 types of emotional coping through RDEs. In addition, RDEs have an indirect effect on depressive symptoms through 2 coping strategies involving emotional reactions. The proposed path model strengthens theoretical arguments of the empowerment theory that hold that critical ethnic awareness contributes to better recognition of RDEs and facilitates emotion-based coping strategies to deal with psychological stresses in response to RDEs. The study also found support for the significant indirect effects for emotional engagement coping in RDE-depressive symptoms relationships.

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Asian Americans are People of Color, Too. . .Aren't They? Cross-Racial Alliances and the Question of Asian American Political Identity

Cited by 3 publications

References 5 publications

The role of critical ethnic awareness and social support in the discrimination–depression relationship among Asian Americans: Path analysis.

The role of critical ethnic awareness and social support in the discrimination–depression relationship among Asian Americans: Path analysis.

Understanding the use of “twinkie,” “banana,” and “FOB”: Identifying the origin, role, and consequences of internalized racism within Asian America

The Relationship Between Critical Ethnic Awareness and Racial Discrimination: Multiple Indirect Effects of Coping Strategies Among Asian Americans

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