03256nam 2200757 450 991080905360332120230207232028.00-7425-5493-71-4616-3810-0(CKB)2550000001107180(EBL)1319385(OCoLC)854521143(SSID)ssj0000954225(PQKBManifestationID)12374033(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000954225(PQKBWorkID)10938526(PQKB)11669522(MiAaPQ)EBC1319385(Au-PeEL)EBL1319385(CaPaEBR)ebr10928895(CaONFJC)MIL507550(EXLCZ)99255000000110718020060906h20072007 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIs lighter better? skin-tone discrimination among Asian Americans /Joanne L. Rondilla and Paul Spickard ; contributing researchers and writers, Lilynda Agvateesiri [and nine others]Lanham :Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,[2007]©20071 online resource (159 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7425-5494-5 1-299-76299-9 Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-142) and index.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.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 AmerColorismUnited StatesAsian AmericansRace identityAsian AmericansAttitudesRace discriminationUnited StatesRacismUnited StatesHuman skin colorUnited StatesPsychological aspectsHuman skin colorSocial aspectsUnited StatesAsian AmericansSocial conditionsUnited StatesRace relationsColorismAsian AmericansRace identity.Asian AmericansAttitudes.Race discriminationRacismHuman skin colorPsychological aspects.Human skin colorSocial aspectsAsian AmericansSocial conditions.305.895/073Rondilla Joanne L.1695689Spickard Paul R.1950-Agvateesiri LilyndaMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809053603321Is lighter better4075094UNINA