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‘Chinese-Mexicans’ and ‘Blackest Asians’: Filipino American youth resisting the racial binary.
- Source :
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Race, Ethnicity & Education . Jan2016, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p200-231. 32p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- This study provides a deeper understanding of the interracial connections not just between non-whites and whites, but among non-whites. Filipino American youth attending high school in New York City contended with a dominant bipolar racial discourse that marginalizes the racialized experiences of Asians and Pacific Islanders. However, instead of feeling invisible or marginalized, data point to how they negotiated a black–white racial discourse to decide when and how they enter dialogues about race. Filipino youth reconceptualized this racial binary to position themselves on a continuum to form the racial ‘middle ground’ between blacks and whites. Importantly, rather than a racial hierarchy that places whites at the top, youth used discursive strategies to place themselves on aracial continuumthat emphasizes the interconnectedness among racial minorities. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13613324
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Race, Ethnicity & Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 110673937
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13613324.2013.792801