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Racialized Aggressions And Sense Of Belonging Among Asian American College Students, Kevin J. Gin
Racialized Aggressions And Sense Of Belonging Among Asian American College Students, Kevin J. Gin
Institute for Asian American Studies Publications
This naturalistic, qualitative inquiry explored how Asian American college students’ encounters with racialized aggressions on social media impacted their sense of belonging at a predominately White institution (PWI). Participants indicated that encounters with racism on social media, especially on the anonymous mobile app Yik Yak, engendered racial distrust, and alienation from their institution. These findings suggest the virtual components of campus culture play a critical role in determining how Asian American college students feel they are welcomed, valued, and included at a PWI.
We Could Shape It: Organizing For Asian Pacific American Student Empowerment, Peter Nien-Chu Kiang
We Could Shape It: Organizing For Asian Pacific American Student Empowerment, Peter Nien-Chu Kiang
Institute for Asian American Studies Publications
With the doubling of the school-age population of Asian Pacific Americans during the 1990s, the unmet needs of Asian Pacific Americans are escalating dramatically in schools throughout the country. In most settings, teachers, counselors, and administrators do not share the ethnic, linguistic, and racial backgrounds of their Asian Pacific American students. Constrained by limited resources, an increasingly hostile, anti-immigrant climate, and their own stereotypical assumptions, educators have been unable to respond effectively to the full range of academic, social, and personal challenges that face growing numbers of Asian Pacific American students.