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Why Are Asian Americans Silent? Asian Americans' Negotiation Strategies for Communicative Discriminations

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ID8096823
AuthorsJ Jun (0000-0002-0720-7122, Juntendo University Hospital, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume5
Issue4
Pages329-348
Publication date2012-09-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of International and Intercultural Communication (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1751-3065 • E-ISSN: 1751-3057
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17513057.2012.720700
OpenAlexW1981573062
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited32

This study explores two questions: (1) What types of racially discriminatory messages (RDM) target Asian Americans? (2) What communicative approaches do Asian Americans use to negotiate RDM? An analysis of 176 stories obtained through an online survey revealed seven RDM types (racial slurs, playground teasing, Asian Americans as eternal others, Asians as sexual objects, professional discrimination, Asians are all the same, and alienation within Asian groups). It was found that Asian Americans tend to utilize nonassertive approaches in responding to RDM due to internal/environmental factors including emotional shock and humiliation, a lack of knowledge of proper responses, peer pressure, and strategic intent

Alienation · Asian americans · Courtship · Ethnic group · Interpersonal communication · Negotiation · Political science · RDM · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Critical Race Theory in Education · Gender Studies · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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