Is Lighter Better? : Skin-Tone Discrimination among Asian Americans.

Is Lighter Better? : Skin-Tone Discrimination among Asian Americans.

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...

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Main Author: Rondilla, Joanne L.
Other Authors: Spickard, Paul
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2007.
Subjects:
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.
Asian Americans > Ethnic identity.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Asian Americans > Attitudes
Asian Americans > Race identity
Asian Americans > Social conditions
Human skin color > Psychological aspects
Human skin color > Social aspects
Race discrimination
Race relations
Racism
United States > Race relations.
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1
  • Colorism in Asian America; ASIAN AMERICANS AND COLORISM; COLORISM IN BLACK AND WHITE; AND BROWN; THIS BOOK; NOTES; 2
  • The Darker and Lighter Sister: Telling Our Stories; SELF-ACCEPTANCE by Robin Le; SHE WANTS TO BE LIGHTER by Charmaine Tuason; COLORISM by Marybeth Liu; "YOU HAVE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SKIN COLOR!" by Sara Cruz; TANGENT ROAD: FROM A FIRST GENERATION NOYBIAN PERSPECTIVE by Luz Devadason; WHAT DO YOU FEEL MORE? by Karen Jackson; NOTES; 3
  • The Survey; METHOD; THEMES; THREE WOMEN; NOTES.
  • 4
  • Making a Better Me? Pure. White. Flawless. CHANGING THE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN; THE SEDUCTIVE POWER OF SKIN LIGHTENING; SELLING LIGHTER SKIN: THE ADVERTISEMENTS IN ASIA AND THE UNITED STATES; DANGEROUS BEAUTY; NOTES; 5
  • The Unkindest Cut: Cosmetic Surgery; UNNECESSARY SURGERY; NOT TRYING TO BE WHITE; BEAUTY TOURISM: NOSE JOBS BY THE BEACH; DYING TO BE BEAUTIFUL; NOTES; Epilogue; Appendix 1: Colorism Interview Schedule; Appendix 2: Interview Respondents' Demographic Data; Appendix 3: Cosmetic Surgery Interview Questions; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors.

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