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

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

ISBN-10:
0742554937
ISBN-13:
9780742554931
Pub. Date:
02/23/2007
Publisher:
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
ISBN-10:
0742554937
ISBN-13:
9780742554931
Pub. Date:
02/23/2007
Publisher:
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Is Lighter Better?: Skin-Tone Discrimination among Asian Americans

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

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Overview

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 Americans—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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780742554931
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 02/23/2007
Pages: 158
Product dimensions: 6.32(w) x 9.39(h) x 0.67(d)

About the Author

Joanne L. Rondilla is a doctoral candidate in ethnic studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Paul Spickard is professor of history at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Colorism in Asian America Chapter 2: The Darker and Lighter Sister: Telling Our Stories Chapter 3: The Survey Chapter 4: Making a Better Me? Pure. White. Flawless. Chapter 5: The Unkindest Cut: Cosmetic Surgery Epilogue Appendices
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