Vai al contenuto principale della pagina

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



(Visualizza in formato marc)    (Visualizza in BIBFRAME)

Autore: Rondilla Joanne L. Visualizza persona
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] Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, , [2007]
©2007
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (159 p.)
Disciplina: 305.895/073
Soggetto topico: 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
Soggetto geografico: United States Race relations
Persona (resp. second.): SpickardPaul R. <1950->
AgvateesiriLilynda
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
Titolo autorizzato: Is lighter better  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-7425-5493-7
1-4616-3810-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910779857603321
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui