Multiple Perspectives on Asian Pacific American Politics

Session Submission Type: Created Panel

Session Description

This panel includes four interesting papers that cover a wide range of issues salient to Asian Pacific Americans. Specifically, two papers discuss Asian American identities from different perspectives— how Asian Americans manage multiple identities, and how Asian American and Latino political candidates appeal to voters. The panel also includes a paper on an important issue to women—the possible underreporting of sexual harassment among Asian Americans. Furthermore, the last paper examines the role of racial microaggressions and discriminations on Asian American identity attachment and political behavior.

Sub Unit

• Related Groups / Asian Pacific American Caucus

Individual Presentations

• A Double-Edged Sword: The Model Minority and Perpetual Foreigner Stereotypes, Racial Triangulation, and Asian American Partisan Identification - Chinbo Chong, Indiana University, Bloomington; Tanika Raychaudhuri, University of Houston

• Patterns in Agency Reporting of Sexual Harassment Among Asian Americans - Loan K. Le, Institute for Good Government & Inclusion

• Your English is So Good! Discrimination and Microaggressions in Asian America - Vivien Leung, Bucknell University

Chair

• Okiyoshi Takeda Aoyama Gakuin University

Discussants

• Okiyoshi Takeda Aoyama Gakuin University

• Natalie Masuoka University of California, Los Angeles