Is there evidence of ‘whitening’ for Asian/White multiracial people in Britain?

Song, Michael

doi:10.1080/1369183x.2019.1654163

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“…Many of the interviewees expressed variations in their self-identification(s) depending on the context (when, where, with whom, and doing what), revealing how identities are entrenched in a continual redefining process in which individuals are active agents with the capacity for contestation (Deaux 2018;Hagerman 2016;Sanchez, Shih, and Wilton 2014; see also Song's 2019 andChito Childs, Lyons, andJones's 2019 articles in this volume).…”

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Blurring of colour lines? Ethnoracially mixed youth in Spain navigating identity

García

Solana

Guitart

et al. 2019

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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The recent rise in Spain of mixed unions between people born in different countries has brought about a significant increase in the number of multiethnic and multiracial individuals in the country. However, no research currently exists in Spain on the life experiences and identity processes of these mixed-parentage youth. Drawing on 124 in-depth interviews, this article examines the narratives of ethnoracially mixed descendants from diverse backgrounds in Catalonia, Spain. Our results show that identity processes and experiences of being mixed are very heterogeneous and multifaceted, and that some individuals have more choices, versus constraints, when navigating mixedness. A crucial factor affecting these outcomes is visibilityi.e. visible markers of difference from the native society, such as phenotype, language, or religious affiliation. We find that while ethnoracially mixed individuals who have more outer characteristics shared with the native majority population can develop more advantageous, symbolic, and malleable identities, individuals whose heritage involves an ancestry that is negatively minoritised within the country of residence experience greater identity mismatch, stigmatisation, and discrimination. This finding is at odds with the 'postracial' or 'colour-blind' future that might ostensibly be heralded by an ever-growing Spanish population of mixed individuals.

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Blurring of colour lines? Ethnoracially mixed youth in Spain navigating identity

García

Solana

Guitart

et al. 2019

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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“…how these individuals cope with, rationalise, and negotiate the gap between self and reflected identity. It found that individuals with multiracial and multiethnic identities face contextual shifts and are dialectically constructed through experiences with others, including other mixed persons (see contribution by Rodríguez-García et al 2019;Song 2019; Chito Childs, Lyons, and Jones 2019; King-O'Riain 2019; and Rocha and Yeoh 2019 for similar results).…”

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Beyond being either-or: identification of multiracial and multiethnic Japanese

Törngren

Sato

2019

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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Although the number of multiracial and multiethnic Japanese who are socially recognised and identified as haafu (mixed) has increased due to a rise in intermarriages, the identities and experiences of mixed persons in Japan are seldom critically analysed. Based on interviews with 29 multiracial and multiethnic individuals residing in Japan, this article explores not only how multiracial and multiethnic Japanese identify themselves but also how they feel they are identified by others in society. The analysis shows that multiracial and multiethnic persons self-identify in a way that goes beyond either-or categories and the binary notions of Japanese/ foreigner. It also reveals how both multiracial and multiethnic persons face a gap between self-identity and ascribed identity and that they negotiate this gap in various ways. However, the gap and the negotiation process that multiracial persons face differ to those of multiethnic persons. Multiracial persons whose mixedness is phenotypically visible experience more constraints in their ethnic options and have more difficulty in passing as Japanese, whereas multiethnic persons whose mixedness is invisible can pass as Japanese more easily but face constraints in their ethnic option to be identified as mixed and in claiming their multiethnic background.

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“…Scholars have been debating about whether Asians are joining the American mainstream. A burgeoning scholarship has shown that the boundaries between some Asian Americans 2 and Whites are blurring or becoming more flexible (for reviews, see Kim, 2007;Song, 2019). As one side of the debate argues, some Asian ethnics (e.g., East Asians and South Asians) are becoming "honorary Whites" and are changing the racial hierarchy in the United States, despite never "achieving" full acceptance as "Whites" (Bonilla-Silva, 2004).…”

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When “model minorities” become “yellow peril”—Othering and the racialization of Asian Americans in the COVID‐19 pandemic

2021

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Using the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic as a case study, this paper engages with debates on the assimilation of Asian Americans into the US mainstream. While a burgeoning scholarship holds that Asians are "entering into the dominant group" or becoming "White," the prevalent practices of othering Asians and surging anti-Asian discrimination since the pandemic outbreak present a challenge to the assimilation thesis. This paper explains how anger against China quickly expands to Asian American population more broadly. Our explanation focuses on different forms of othering practices, deepseated stereotypes of Asians, and the role of politicians and media in activating or exacerbating anti-Asian hatred. Through this scrutiny, this paper augments the theses that Asian Americans are still treated as "forever foreigners" and race is still a prominent factor in the assimilation of Asians in the United States. This paper also sheds light on the limitations of current measures of assimilation. More broadly, the paper questions the notion of color-blindness or post-racial America.

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Is there evidence of ‘whitening’ for Asian/White multiracial people in Britain?

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Cited by 17 publications

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Blurring of colour lines? Ethnoracially mixed youth in Spain navigating identity

Blurring of colour lines? Ethnoracially mixed youth in Spain navigating identity

Beyond being either-or: identification of multiracial and multiethnic Japanese

When “model minorities” become “yellow peril”—Othering and the racialization of Asian Americans in the COVID‐19 pandemic

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