Asian American Is Not a Color: Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action, and Family by Poon, Oiyan A.
Asian American Is Not a Color: Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action, and Family by Poon, Oiyan A.

Asian American Is Not a Color: Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action, and Family

A mother and race scholar seeks to answer her daughter's many questions about race and racism with...
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Author: Oiyan A. Poon
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Language: English
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Asian American Is Not a Color: Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action, and Family by Poon, Oiyan A.

Asian American Is Not a Color: Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action, and Family

CHF 38.70
Asian American Is Not a Color: Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action, and Family by Poon, Oiyan A.

Asian American Is Not a Color: Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action, and Family

CHF 38.70
Author: Oiyan A. Poon
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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A mother and race scholar seeks to answer her daughter's many questions about race and racism with an earnest exploration into race relations and affirmative action from the perspectives of Asian Americans

Before being struck down by the US Supreme Court in June 2023, affirmative action remained one of the few remaining policy tools to address racial inequalities, revealing peculiar contours of racism and anti-racist strategies in America. Through personal reflective essays for and about her daughter, OiYan Poon looks at how the debate over affirmative action reveals the divergent ways Asian Americans conceive of their identity. With moving sincerity and insightful study, Poon combines extensive research with personal narratives from both herself and a diverse swath of individuals across the Asian American community to reflect on and respond to her daughter's central question: What does it mean to be Asian American?

Poon conducts interviews with Asian Americans throughout the US who have been actively engaged in policy debates over race-conscious admissions or affirmative action. Through these exchanges, she finds that Asian American identity remains deeply unsettled in a contest between those invested in reaching the top of the racial hierarchy alongside whiteness and those working toward a vision of justice and humanity co-constructed through cross-racial solidarity.

Poon uses these contrasting viewpoints to guide her conversations with her daughter, providing a heartfelt and optimistic look at how understanding the diversity and nuances of the Asian American experience can help us envision a more equitable future.

Author: Oiyan A. Poon
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 04/30/2024
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
ISBN: 9780807013625
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