Becoming, Returning to, or Discounting Minority Status: Student Veterans' Identity/Cultural Transition by Race

• In Event: Moscone Center West Roundtable Session 6
  In Roundtable Session: Producing Minoritized Subjects

Abstract

This study explored the military-civilian transition experiences of White, Black, Hispanic and Asian male student veterans, and examined the impact of race on their construction of identity during transition. Findings suggest that the groups experienced varying degrees of cultural shock, with race being a factor in creating significant variations between the two groups.

Authors

• Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina - Charlotte

• Brittany Hunt, University of North Carolina - Charlotte

• John Andrew Williams, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Peter Tkacik, University of North Carolina - Charlotte

• Jerry L Dahlberg, University of North Carolina - Charlotte