Is Lighter Better? : Skin-Tone Discrimination Among Asian Americans, Paperbac...

by Joanne L. Rondilla, Paul Spickard

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Is Lighter Better? : Skin-Tone Discrimination Among Asian Americans, Paperback by Rondilla, Joanne L.; Spickard, Paul, ISBN 0742554945, ISBN-13 9780742554948, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Rondilla (ethnic studies, U. of California-Berkeley) and Spickard (history, U. of California-Santa Barbara) explore colorism--discriminatory treatment of individuals within the same racial group on the basis of skin color--among Asian Americans. Coverage includes an introductory overview to colorism in Asian America, six young women's stories of their struggles with colorism, findings from a 2003 interview survey of 99 Asian American women and men in California conducted by researchers at the U. of California-Santa Barbara, the cosmetics industry's relationship to Asian American women, and ways that Asian American women have interacted with the cosmetic surgery industry. Academic but accessible to the general reader. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
• Year: 2007
• ISBN: 9780742554948
• Condition: Fine

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