De La Cruz Monica M, Criss Shaniece, Kim Melanie, Thai Nhung, Makres Katrina, Merchant Junaid S, Nguyen Thu T
University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Furman University, Greenville, SC, USA.
J Ethn Cult Stud. 2024 Apr 6;11(2):58-80. doi: 10.29333/ejecs/1746.
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.
在美国，被归为亚太裔种族/族裔类别的人群常常被错误地描绘为一个单一的群体，而实际上，这个群体包括来自48个以上不同国家、有着多样文化、语言和习俗的人。亚太裔人群遭受种族主义和种族化的方式十分微妙，这受到移民代际、殖民历史以及原籍国与美国关系的影响。本研究考察了美国亚太裔女性的种族化经历。我们与21名在美国的韩裔、太平洋岛民、南亚裔和越南裔女性进行了焦点小组访谈，以探讨她们的种族主义和种族化经历。通过迭代编码和主题生成过程对数据进行了分析。研究结果表明，在这些群体中，对针对自身种族/族裔群体以及其他少数群体的种族主义有了更高的认识，认识到有色人种团结起来对抗种族主义的重要性以及维持团结的困难，以及不同亚太裔人群应对自身种族化的微妙方式。
