Asian Americans: The Forgotten Minority in Ecology

Kou‐Giesbrecht, Sian

doi:10.1002/bes2.1696

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“…One could ask whether representation of scholars by race/ethnicity varies across fields within S&E as is true for gender [ 16 ]. For example, Asian scholars are under-represented in Ecology even as they appear over-represented in S&E [ 33 ]. The category ‘Asian’ is incredibly broad, masking a huge amount of diversity itself [ 34 ]; different scholars having very different experiences based on cultural background and history [ 35 ].…”

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Differential retention contributes to racial/ethnic disparity in U.S. academia

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Several racial and ethnic identities are widely understood to be under-represented within academia, however, actual quantification of this under-representation is surprisingly limited. Challenges include data availability, demographic inertia and identifying comparison points. We use de-aggregated data from the U.S. National Science Foundation to construct a null model of ethnic and racial representation in one of the world’s largest academic communities. Making comparisons between our model and actual representation in academia allows us to measure the effects of retention (while controlling for recruitment) at different academic stages. We find that, regardless of recruitment, failed retention contributes to mis-representation across academia and that the stages responsible for the largest disparities differ by race and ethnicity: for Black and Hispanic scholars this occurs at the transition from graduate student to postdoctoral researcher whereas for Native American/Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander scholars this occurs at transitions to and within faculty stages. Even for Asian and Asian-Americans, often perceived as well represented, circumstances are complex and depend on choice of baseline. Our findings demonstrate that while recruitment continues to be important, retention is also a pervasive barrier to proportional representation. Therefore, strategies to reduce mis-representation in academia must address retention. Although our model does not directly suggest specific strategies, our framework could be used to project how representation in academia might change in the long-term under different scenarios.

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“…A study on representation in technology and engineering shows that second‐generation Chinese, Indians, and Vietnamese are more represented in those areas compared to other Asian subgroups, while Filipinos are more represented in healthcare fields (Min and Jang 2015). In ecology, Asian‐Americans made up only 3% of ecology Ph.D. studies in 2018 and were scant in leadership positions in the Ecological Society of America (Kou‐Giesbrecht 2020).…”

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Are Asians and Asian‐Americans Excluded in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives?

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2020

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“…[9][10][11] ). For example, in the United States, representation of BIPOC is generally low across STEM fields, and this problem is exaggerated in EECB 12,13 . In 2018, non-white students-especially Black and Asian students-were more under-represented among EECB PhD recipients than other STEM fields (Fig.…”

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“…While much of the research on this problem has focused on a handful of countries, patterns of racial and ethnic under-representation in STEM persist globally, as well as within international settings. Non-white groups are also under-represented among recipients of funding and awards, and as members of professional ecological societies 13,[18][19][20] . This lack of representation leads to a self-fulfilling prophecy, where members of under-represented groups may experience barriers to their important contributions 21 .…”

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Anti-racist interventions to transform ecology, evolution and conservation biology departments

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Racial and ethnic discrimination persist in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, including ecology, evolution and conservation biology (EECB) and related disciplines. Marginalization and oppression as a result of institutional and structural racism continue to create barriers to inclusion for Black people, Indigenous people and people of colour (BIPOC), and remnants of historic racist policies and pseudoscientific theories continue to plague these fields. Many academic EECB departments seek concrete ways to improve the climate and implement anti-racist policies in their teaching, training and research activities. We present a toolkit of evidence-based interventions for academic EECB departments to foster anti-racism in three areas: in the classroom; within research laboratories; and department wide. To spark restorative discussion and action in these areas, we summarize EECB's racist and ethnocentric histories, as well as current systemic problems that marginalize non-white groups. Finally, we present ways that EECB departments can collectively address shortcomings in equity and inclusion by implementing anti-racism, and provide a positive model for other departments and disciplines.

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Asian Americans: The Forgotten Minority in Ecology

Cited by 10 publications

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Differential retention contributes to racial/ethnic disparity in U.S. academia

Differential retention contributes to racial/ethnic disparity in U.S. academia

Are Asians and Asian‐Americans Excluded in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives?

Anti-racist interventions to transform ecology, evolution and conservation biology departments

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