LEADER 03289nam 2200769 450 001 9910452692303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-7425-5493-7 010 $a1-4616-3810-0 035 $a(CKB)2550000001107180 035 $a(EBL)1319385 035 $a(OCoLC)854521143 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000954225 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12374033 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000954225 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10938526 035 $a(PQKB)11669522 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1319385 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1319385 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10928895 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL507550 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001107180 100 $a20060906h20072007 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIs lighter better? $eskin-tone discrimination among Asian Americans /$fJoanne L. Rondilla and Paul Spickard ; contributing researchers and writers, Lilynda Agvateesiri [and nine others] 210 1$aLanham :$cRowman & Littlefield Publishers,$d[2007] 210 4$dİ2007 215 $a1 online resource (159 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7425-5494-5 311 $a1-299-76299-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 135-142) and index. 327 $aColorism 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. 330 $aColorism 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 606 $aColorism$zUnited States 606 $aAsian Americans$xRace identity 606 $aAsian Americans$xAttitudes 606 $aRace discrimination$zUnited States 606 $aRacism$zUnited States 606 $aHuman skin color$zUnited States$xPsychological aspects 606 $aHuman skin color$xSocial aspects$zUnited States 606 $aAsian Americans$xSocial conditions 607 $aUnited States$xRace relations 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aColorism 615 0$aAsian Americans$xRace identity. 615 0$aAsian Americans$xAttitudes. 615 0$aRace discrimination 615 0$aRacism 615 0$aHuman skin color$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aHuman skin color$xSocial aspects 615 0$aAsian Americans$xSocial conditions. 676 $a305.895/073 700 $aRondilla$b Joanne L.$0901029 702 $aSpickard$b Paul R.$f1950- 702 $aAgvateesiri$b Lilynda 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452692303321 996 $aIs lighter better$92014008 997 $aUNINA