Document Type
Article (Journal or Newsletter)
Publication Date
4-6-2024
Abstract
The people within the Asian and Pacific Islander racial/ethnic category used in the United States are often misrepresented as a monolithic group when, in reality, the group includes people from over 48 different countries with diverse cultures, languages, and customs. Asian and Pacific Islander people experience racism and racialization in nuanced ways that are influenced by immigrant generations, histories of colonization, and origin countries’ relationship with the US. This study examines the racialized experiences of Asian and Pacific Islander women in the United States. Focus groups were held with 21 Korean, Pacific Islander, South Asian, and Vietnamese women in the United States to explore their experiences of racism and racialization. Data were analyzed using an iterative coding and theme-generation process. Findings indicate that among these groups, there is a heightened awareness of racism both toward their own racial/ethnic group as well as toward other minoritized populations, a recognition of the importance of solidarity among people of color to combat racism and the difficulties in sustaining solidarity, and nuanced ways in which different Asian and Pacific Islander people navigate their own racialization.
Scholarship Type
Faculty Scholarship
Additional Affiliated Department, Center or Institute
Health Sciences
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Recommended Citation
De La Cruz, M., Criss, S., Kim, M., Thai, N., Makres, K., Merchant, J., & Nguyen, T. (2024). Not a Monolith: Understanding of Racism and Racialization among Korean, Pacific Islander, South Asian, and Vietnamese Women. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies, 11(2), 58–80. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejecs/1746
Comments
Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies. Volume 11, Number 2. https://ejecs.org/index.php/JECS