Are We Real Americans?”
Cultural Production of Forever Foreigners at a Diversity Event
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9728872 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gilbert C Park (Ball State University, Muncie, IN,, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 451-467 |
| Publication date | 2011-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Education and Urban Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-1245 • E-ISSN: 1552-3535 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0013124510380714 |
| OpenAlex | W2028574243 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 27 |
Although the history of Asian immigrants dates back to the 17th century, their status as authentic Americans is still questioned today. With this in mind, this article looks at how a diversity event at a racially diverse inner-city high school produces the image of Asian Americans as “forever foreigners.” Using qualitative tools like observation and interviews, the article argues that mere celebration of cultural differences at a diversity event with a focus on teaching about the differences and improving human relations narrowly defines “real” Americans to mean cultureless Whites. Korean students are consequently portrayed as unauthentic Americans. The findings add to the ongoing discussions on Asian American school experiences, the construction of whiteness in schools, and schools’ approaches to diversity
Asian americans · Cultural diversity · Diversity (politics · Ethnic group · Event (particle physics · Immigration · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Critical Race Theory in Education · Gender Studies · Global Education and Multiculturalism · History · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
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Essentializing ethnicity
Gathering everyday metacommentary
Space, Place and Identity
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Asian American panethnicity
Pillars of the republic
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Playing in the dark
Growing Up American
Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes
Studying Children in Context
Ethnic and Racial Identities of Second-Generation Black Immigrants in New York City
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Defining Culture in a Multicultural Environment
Education and the Socialization of Asian Americans
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The Culture Factory
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Introduction to the Symposium
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,07 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |