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9780742554931

Is Lighter Better? Skin-Tone Discrimination among Asian Americans

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  • ISBN13:

    9780742554931

  • ISBN10:

    0742554937

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-02-23
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Summary

Colorism is defined as discriminatory treatment of individuals falling within the same 'racial' group on the basis of skin color. That is, some people, particularly women, are treated better or worse on account of the color of their skin relative to other

Author Biography

Paul Spickard is professor of history at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Colorism in Asian Americap. 1
The Darker and Lighter Sister: Telling Our Storiesp. 23
The Surveyp. 45
Making a Better Me? Pure. White. Flawlessp. 79
The Unkindest Cut: Cosmetic Surgeryp. 105
Epiloguep. 121
Colorism Interview Schedulep. 125
Interview Respondents' Demographic Datap. 129
Cosmetic Surgery Interview Questionsp. 133
Bibliographyp. 135
Indexp. 143
About the Authorsp. 147
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