Re-reading Vincent Chin

2016 ◽  
pp. 126-158
Author(s):  
Scott Kurashige
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Asian American ◽  
White Men ◽  
Chinese American ◽  
Political Organizing ◽  
Detroit Area ◽  
New Look

This chapter provides a new look at the Vincent Chin case. Chin was a young Chinese American from the Detroit area whose beating death at the hands of two white men in 1982, and the light sentences they received at trial, sparked widespread outrage among Asian Americans and helped catalyze Asian American political organizing. The chapter urges scholars and researchers to beyond the received ideas in the established narrative about Chin's murder and to understand how the particular spatial, gender, and class dynamics of Detroit influenced the case. The chapter also specifically details the important involvement of African Americans in the case.

Strength in Numbers: Perceptions of Political Commonality with African Americans among Asians and Asian Americans in the United States

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-122
Author(s):  
Harvey L. Nicholson ◽  
J. Scott Carter ◽  
Arjee Restar
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
The United States ◽  
Group Consciousness ◽  
Relational Dynamics ◽  
Linked Fate ◽  
Political Alliances

Asians are now the fastest growing racial minority group in the United States. Nearly 18 million Asians and Asian Americans currently reside in the country. Approximately 44 million African Americans also live in the United States. To improve their limited social, economic, and political clout, Asians and Asian Americans in the United States (AAAUS) could benefit from the formation of mutually beneficial political alliances with African Americans, another historically marginalized racial group. However, complicated relational dynamics between African Americans and AAAUS may drastically reduce the chances of political unity. Using the 2008 National Asian American Survey, the authors examine the effects of three factors—group consciousness, linked fate, and experiences of discrimination—on perceptions of political commonality with African Americans among AAAUS. The findings show that group consciousness and linked fate positively and strongly increase the odds of perceptions of political commonality with African Americans; however, experiences of discrimination do not. The results suggest that the cultivation of mutually beneficial political alliances between African Americans and AAAUS would first require AAAUS to develop a heightened sense of group consciousness and linked fate. The potential impact of these factors on future political alliances between both groups are discussed, as are the limitations of this study.

scholarly journals Chinatown Black Tigers: Black Masculinity and Chinese Heroism in Frank Chin's Gunga Din Highway

2003 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-86
Author(s):  
Crystal S. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Chinese American ◽  
Black Masculinity ◽  
Ishmael Reed ◽  
Dominant Culture ◽  
Frank Chin ◽  
Asian American Men ◽  
Traditional Masculinity

Images of ominous villains and asexual heroes in literature and mainstream American culture tend to relegate Asian American men to limited expressions of masculinity. These emasculating images deny Asian American men elements of traditional masculinity, including agency and strength. Many recognize the efforts of Frank Chin, a Chinese American novelist, to confront, expose, and revise such images by relying on a tradition of Chinese heroism. In Gunga Din Highway (1994), however, Chin creates an Asian American masculinity based on elements of both the Chinese heroic tradition and a distinct brand of African American masculinity manifested in the work of Ishmael Reed, an African American novelist and essayist known for his outspoken style. Rather than transforming traditional masculinity to include Asian American manhood, Chin's images of men represent an appropriation of elements from two ethnic sources that Chin uses to underscore those of Asian Americans. While deconstructing the reductive images advocated by the dominant culture, Chin critiques the very black masculinity he adopts. Ultimately he fails to envision modes of masculinity not based on dominance, yet Chin's approach also can be read as the ultimate expression of Asian American individualism.

Asian Americans and Redistricting: Empowering Through Electoral Boundaries

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-108
Author(s):  
Paul Ong ◽  
Albert Lee
Keyword(s):  
African Americans ◽  
Spatial Patterns ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Common Interest ◽  
Unique Challenge ◽  
Background History ◽  
The Creation

This article examines the background, history, and outcomes of Asian American engagement in political redistricting. It provides a historical context through an overview of the efforts by African Americans and Latinos, which established a foundation for Asian Americans. Through an analysis of demographic and spatial patterns, the paper argues that Asian Americans face a unique challenge and consequently have had to rely on utilizing a strategy based on the concept of “Community of Common Interest” to defend the integrity of Asian American neighborhoods from being fragmented by redistricting. Although it is difficult to construct Asian-majority districts, the creation of Asian-influence districts has contributed to an increase in the numbers of elected Asian American officials.

Conclusion

2019 ◽  
pp. 156-172
Author(s):  
Russell M. Jeung ◽  
Seanan S. Fong ◽  
Helen Jin Kim
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Chinese American ◽  
Chinese Americans ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Sexual Identities ◽  
Political Organizing

The conclusion provides a summary of the book chapters, including the genealogy, transmission, translation, and yi and li of Chinese American familism. The conclusion discusses the theoretical implications of employing a liyi framework to understand Chinese Americans and Asian Americans in relation to religious, ethnic, gendered, and sexual identities, as well as mental health and political organizing. The authors explore the implications for employing the theory of liyi in current debates about the category of religion as well as the study of religious “nones,” especially among American millennials. Future directions are discussed.

Characteristics of Colorectal Cancer among Asian Americans

2010 ◽  
Vol 76 (10) ◽  
pp. 1154-1157
Author(s):  
Matthew Y.C. Lin ◽  
Wendy Y. Liu ◽  
Armen Aboulian ◽  
Jason B. Huntley ◽  
David A. Etzioni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Cancer Detection ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Patient Population ◽  
Flexible Sigmoidoscopy ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Detection Rates ◽  
Crc Screening

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is third in mortality rate amongst Asian Americans. However, CRC characteristics in this patient population have been poorly defined. A retrospective review at an urban tertiary hospital located in an underserved region was performed to determine CRC characteristics for Asian Americans in comparison to other races. Four hundred fourteen patients were represented by Hispanics (n = 161), African Americans (n = 101), Asians (n = 83), and Whites (n = 69). The majority of Asian American patients (n = 70,84%) presented with a left-sided lesion. This proportion was higher than that seen in African Americans (59%, P < 0.0003), Hispanics (66%, P < 0.0033), and Whites (63%, P < 0.0036). Thirty-six Asian American patients presented with Stage III disease which was the most frequent presenting stage for this patient population and also statistically higher than all the other races. Furthermore, Asian Americans in this study still presented predominantly with left-sided lesions and in a more advanced stage. These findings suggest a potential benefit of initially offering flexible sigmoidoscopy given the decreased compliance among Asian Americans to obtain routine CRC screening. Ultimately, this modality may be more acceptable, leading to higher compliance for CRC screening in Asian Americans without likely degradation in cancer detection rates.

Impact of Asian American race on prostate cancer outcomes

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 5165-5165
Author(s):  
S. A. Brassell ◽  
E. Raymundo ◽  
Y. Chen ◽  
J. Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Overall Survival ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Clinical Stage ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
External Beam Radiation ◽  
National Database ◽  
Pathologic Features

5165 Background: The global increased incidence of prostate cancer (CaP) is of growing concern, notably in Asia where a 118% rise has been documented. Recent publications report that Asian Americans are more likely to have advanced clinical stage, higher tumor grades, and worse survival rates compared to other racial groups. It remains unclear if these adverse outcomes are attributable to intrinsic biologic differences of CaP in Asians or socioeconomic and cultural differences. Methods: Men registered into the Center for Prostate Disease Research multi-center military national database from 1989–2007 with biopsy-proven CaP and categorized as Asian American, Caucasian, or African American descent were included. Demographic and clinical characteristics were examined. Frequencies were reported for categorical features. Measures of central tendency and dispersion were reported for continuous features. Chi-square, ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis test were used to examine association between race and clinico-pathologic features. Differences of PSA recurrence and overall survival rates were analyzed by Kaplan-Meier. The multi-variate Cox proportional hazard model was used to examine predictive value of clinico-pathologic features. Results: Included patients were 10,964: 583 (5.3%) Asian Americans, 2,046 (18.7%) African Americans, and 8,335 (76.0%) Caucasians. At diagnosis, Asian Americans had lower clinical stage (p<0.0001) but worse biopsy grade (p = 0.0006) than other groups. They had a higher percentage of organ confined disease (p < 0.0001) and were more likely to choose radical prostatectomy (RP) (p < 0.0001). Asian Americans had improved biochemical recurrence free (p<0.01) and overall survival (p < 0.001) compared to African Americans or Caucasians treated with RP or external beam radiation. Conclusions: Asian Americans with CaP treated in an equal access military health care system have improved pathologic outcomes and survival characteristics compared with other races. Asian ethnicity's negative impact on survival noted by others appears to be from factors other than the tumor's intrinsic behavior such as language barriers, socioeconomic status, and cultural norms. No significant financial relationships to disclose.

Happiness of Asian Americans

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1032-1034 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles N. Weaver
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Positive Relation ◽  
Asian American Women ◽  
American Women ◽  
Mean Differences

Past surveys found a positive relation between job satisfaction and socioeconomic status, with Asian Americans scoring low and African Americans and Euro-Americans scoring higher. As job satisfaction is a component of happiness, the question arises whether this relationship holds for happiness in general. Responses of a sample of 499 Asian Americans, 24,432 Euro-Americans, and 2,828 African Americans were analyzed. For both sexes, Asian Americans rated happiness significantly higher than African Americans. The rated happiness of Asian American and Euro-American men was not significantly different, but Asian-American women rated happiness significantly lower than Euro-American women. Mean differences were less than one point.

Contribution of Job Satisfaction to Happiness of Asian Americans

2001 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles N. Weaver
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Unexpected Result ◽  
The Usa

Many demographic and labor force characteristics, such as family income, educational attainment, and occupation, correlated with job satisfaction. Since Asian Americans are more like Euro-Americans than African Americans in most of these characteristics, it seems reasonable to predict that their job satisfaction would be high as for Euro-Americans rather than low as for African Americans. Yet research of Weaver and Hinson showed that the opposite is true. One explanation for this unexpected result is that Asians do not think of jobs as a source of happiness but simply as a means of earning money to underwrite other aspects of their lives, such as the well-being of their families, which are the main sources of their happiness. The hypothesis was tested that job satisfaction does not contribute to the happiness of Asian Americans in comparison to satisfaction from other domains of their lives. Analysis was conducted of the attitudes of Asian-American ( n = 160), African-American ( n = 602), and Euro-American ( n = 6,477) workers who responded to 22 surveys drawn from 1972 to 1998, each of which was representative of the labor force of the USA. The hypothesis was supported by the finding that the partial correlation of job satisfaction and global happiness with satisfaction in seven other domains of life (marriage, financial condition, community, nonwork activities, family, health and physical condition, and friendships) held constant was significant for Euro-American women and men but not for Asian Americans or African Americans of either sex. And, the same result occurred when global happiness was regressed on job satisfaction net the effects of satisfaction in other seven domains.

Representation, Recognition, and the Possibility of a Radically Transformed Future: The Asian Americans Series

2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-20
Author(s):  
Jun Okada
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Working Poor ◽  
American Film ◽  
Yellow Peril ◽  
Television Documentary ◽  
Marginal Status ◽  
Film And Video

Asian Americans, a new five-part PBS series co-produced by Renee Tajima-Peña, Grace Lee, S. Leo Chiang, and Geeta Gandbhir has managed to do a rarity within the genre of Asian American film and video: addressing the need to make Asian Americans visible while simultaneously exploring deeper issues of race, racism, immigration, citizenship, and history that confront and engage the viewer in the ongoing need for social change. This series comes at an especially pertinent time when the seemingly arcane “yellow peril” racism of decades and centuries past has disturbingly resurfaced with the new COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating that history can and does repeat itself. The series argues for the urgency in using media—in this case, television documentary—to condemn the violence that continues to plague not only Asian Americans, but others similarly implicated by virtue of their marginal status, including African Americans, the working poor, and immigrants.

“But that was meant to be a compliment!”: Evaluative costs of confronting positive racial stereotypes

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 655-672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas P. Alt ◽  
Kimberly E. Chaney ◽  
Margaret J. Shih
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Racial Prejudice ◽  
Racial Stereotypes ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
The Relationship

Past research on confronting racial prejudice has largely examined negative racial stereotypes. In the present work, we investigate perceiver and target perspectives associated with the evaluative costs of confronting positive racial stereotypes. We demonstrate that, in general, Asian Americans and African Americans who confront positive racial stereotypes suffer higher evaluative costs compared to targets who confront negative racial stereotypes and those who do not confront due, in part, to the lower perceived offensiveness of positive stereotypes (Studies 1 and 2). Moreover, Asian American and African American participants report lower confrontation intentions and higher anticipated evaluative costs for confronting positive, compared to negative, stereotypes. Furthermore, higher perceived offensiveness and lower anticipated favorable evaluations serially mediate the relationship between stereotype valence and confrontation intentions (Study 3). Overall, this research extends our understanding of the evaluative costs associated with confronting prejudice, with important downstream consequences regarding the continued prevalence of positive racial stereotypes.

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