Is Lighter Better?: Skin-Tone Discrimination among Asian

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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." In other words, 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 different parts of the United States. Is Lighter Better? discusses this often-overlooked topic. Joanne L. Rondilla and Paul Spickard ask important questions such as: What are the colorism issues that operate in Asian American communities? Are they the same issues for all Asian Americansâ€”for women and for men, for immigrants and the American born, for Chinese, Filipinos, Koreans, Vietnamese, and other Asian Americans? Do they reflect a desire to look like White people, or is some other motive at work? Including numerous stories about and by people who have faced discrimination in their own lives, this book is an invaluable resource for people interested in colorism among Asian Americans.

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781461638100
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Manufacturer	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
NumberOfPages	160
PublicationDate	2007-02-23
Publisher	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ReleaseDate	2013-07-18
Studio	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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