Download full text
(external source)
Citation Suggestion
Please use the following Persistent Identifier (PID) to cite this document:
https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v11i2.6405
Exports for your reference manager
Exploring Racial Microaggressions Toward Chinese Immigrant Women in Greater Boston During Covid
[journal article]
Abstract This study was an initial qualitative exploration to (a) capture varied experiences of racial microaggressions directed at Chinese immigrant women before and during Covid and (b) investigate different forms and levels of microaggressions based on socioeconomic status, age, and other characteristics.... view more
This study was an initial qualitative exploration to (a) capture varied experiences of racial microaggressions directed at Chinese immigrant women before and during Covid and (b) investigate different forms and levels of microaggressions based on socioeconomic status, age, and other characteristics. Racial microaggressions were examined by interviewing 12 foreign‐born, Chinese immigrant women aged 23 to 80 years old, with most of the participants identified as middle class or above. Building upon previous scholarship on racial and gendered microaggressions, an analytical framework was developed using 12 major themes to identify and interpret discriminatory behaviors. Our main findings suggest that the research sample encountered more blatant hate incidents and expressed heightened concern over their physical safety in the post‐Covid period. Young women, compared to their older counterparts, were more inclined to report microaggression episodes and distinguish more subtle forms of discrimination. These findings could serve as preliminary evidence for future research.... view less
Keywords
racism; stigmatization; immigration; migrant; woman; epidemic; xenophobia; Chinese; United States of America
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Social Problems
Free Keywords
Anti‐Asian; Chinese immigrant women; Covid‐related stigmatization; anti‐Blackness; internalized racism; model minority myth; racial microaggression; scapegoating; yellow peril
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 16-26
Journal
Social Inclusion, 11 (2023) 2
Issue topic
Post-Migration Stress: Racial Microaggressions and Everyday Discrimination
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed