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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452692303321

Autore

Rondilla Joanne L.

Titolo

Is lighter better? : skin-tone discrimination among Asian Americans / / Joanne L. Rondilla and Paul Spickard ; contributing researchers and writers, Lilynda Agvateesiri [and nine others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, , [2007]

©2007

ISBN

0-7425-5493-7

1-4616-3810-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (159 p.)

Disciplina

305.895/073

Soggetti

Colorism - United States

Asian Americans - Race identity

Asian Americans - Attitudes

Race discrimination - United States

Racism - United States

Human skin color - United States - Psychological aspects

Human skin color - Social aspects - United States

Asian Americans - Social conditions

Electronic books.

United States Race relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-142) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Colorism in Asian America -- The darker and lighter sister : telling our stories -- The survey -- Making a better me? Pure. White. Flawless -- The unkindest cut : cosmetic surgery.

Sommario/riassunto

Colorism is defined as ""discriminatory treatment of individuals falling within the same 'racial' group on the basis of skin color."" That is, some people, particularly women, are treated better or worse on account of the color of their skin relative to other people who share their same racial category. Colorism affects Asian Americans from many different backgrounds and who live in all different parts of the United States. Is Lighter Better? discusses this often-overlooked topic. Rondilla and



Spickard ask important questions like: what are the colorism issues that operate in Asian Amer