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UNINA9910809053603321 |
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Autore |
Rondilla Joanne L. |
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Is lighter better? : skin-tone discrimination among Asian Americans / / Joanne L. Rondilla and Paul Spickard ; contributing researchers and writers, Lilynda Agvateesiri [and nine others] |
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Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, , [2007] |
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©2007 |
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ISBN |
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0-7425-5493-7 |
1-4616-3810-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (159 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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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 |
United States Race relations |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-142) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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