Black-Asian American identity is an area that remains underrepresented in research on biracial identity. A qualitative study using grounded theory methods was conducted on 10 Black-Asian American adults (9 women and 1 man) investigating the impact of internalized oppression on the narratives and cultural affiliations preferred by biracial Black-Asian Americans. Interviews were conducted within a constructivist-interpretivist paradigm, transcribed and analyzed through grounded theory coding methods by two coders (Charmaz, 2014;Ponterotto, 2005). Four selective codes and 13 axial codes were identified to represent emergent themes in the data: (a) racial identity conflict with Asian or Black communities; (b) navigating privilege and internalized racism; (c) factors facilitating biracial identity development; (d) hypersexualization. Clinical implications, limitations of the study, and areas for future research are discussed. What is the public significance of this article?A qualitative study using grounded theory methods explores the identity development of 10 biracial Black-Asian Americans through interviews that were analyzed to yield emergent themes reflecting shared experiences of racialization and marginalization, as well as privilege. Findings provide greater breadth of understanding on what constitutes as the Asian American narrative; clinical suggestions, limitations, and future areas of study will be discussed.

There is a paucity of literature examining bicultural women's experiences of navigating their gender roles across their two cultural contexts. This qualitative study sought to understand how bicultural Asian American women negotiate their gender roles across their ethnic cultural and American cultural contexts, as well as how gendered racism and racialized sexism of Asian American women affect this negotiation. Ten bicultural Asian American women participated in this study. Using narrative inquiry, we present four case studies from the 10 narratives by Asian American women navigating gender roles across cultural and racial contexts. These cases suggest that bicultural Asian American women use various strategies to manage the conflicting messages about gender roles across cultural context, as well as empowering strategies to manage gendered racism and racialized sexism toward Asian American women. In using these strategies, the bicultural Asian American women in this study demonstrate their resilience in constructing their gender roles.

Background Racial and ethnic targeted marketing of junk foods, particularly sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs), is a health concern for communities already disproportionately suffering from obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Focus of the Article The article is a report on qualitative research which explored attitudes and message testing intended to dissuade youth from drinking SSBs. Research Question Can the incorporation of countermarketing messages improve the effectiveness of a curriculum and/or social marketing campaign to reduce SSB consumption among youth in The Bronx, NY? Design and Approach Eight focus groups ( N = 66) with youth 12–15 to explore ideas and messages to reduce SSB consumption. Youth were recruited from a coalition of afterschool programs dedicated to eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities. The focus groups explored product (formulation), price (low), place (ubiquity), and promotion (racial and ethnic targeting), and focused on messages that can be used to counter existing industry messaging. Importance to Social Marketing Countermarketing, a sub-field of social marketing, has been effective in tobacco control, but its effectiveness has been less understood with ultra-processed foods and beverages. We wanted to learn how participants would respond to information about the product manipulation and racial targeted marketing that underlies much of the poor nutritional choices in underserved communities. We were seeking to determine if incorporating this information into a comprehensive social marketing plan could positively influence consumption habits. Methods Eight focus groups with 66 students. The focus group guide was informed by the Theory of Planned Behavior and the literature on youth consumption of SSBs, and employed a semi-structured interview design. Using an inductive modified grounded theory approach, the team identified relevant themes and insights for social marketing practice. Recommendations for Research or Practice The results of this study can assist in the development of a social marketing strategy to reduce SSB consumption among populations targeted by food and beverage companies. The study reinforces prior research that countermarketing messaging may be effective in such a campaign. Potentially effective messaging topics include racial/ethnic targeting, product formulation, and the health effects of processed foods. Limitations While this research project covered messaging and broad strategy, it did not explore specific tactics to activate the concepts discussed in the focus groups. Also, while the study may be considered generalizable to other large cities in the U.S., broader applicability should be met with caution.

Despite the importance of faculty mentorship in the development of doctoral students in counseling psychology programs, research focused on mentor relationships within health service provider programs is limited. Empirical research focused on the outcomes of faculty who leave their institutions and the impact their departure has on their mentees is scant. Thus, the present study utilized qualitative semistructured interviews within the constructivist-interpretivist paradigm to explore the experiences of eight counseling psychology doctoral students and one recent counseling psychology graduate in the United States who lost their mentor during their time as a student due to their mentor's unexpected death or job change. The nine interviews were coded inductively using reflexive thematic analysis methods. The theoretical framework for the study was based on the phenomenon of unexpected termination in the therapeutic relationship. Findings suggested the following: (a) A continued relationship with the mentor following the transition was healing; (b) participants experienced an increased capacity to attend to a wider range of interests than before the transition; (c) lack of fit with new mentor delayed degree completion; (d) the impact of loss of faculty of color was particularly difficult for students of color and program dynamics; (e) students went through a process of grieving the loss of their mentor; (f) fit was the most salient factor in choosing the student's new mentor; and (g) recommendations for training programs to help avoid leaving students in the lurch are delineated. Limitations and future areas of research are discussed.