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“Your Skin’s Not as Good as Us”: Microaggressions among Transracially-Adopted Children from China

“Your Skin’s Not as Good as Us”: Microaggressions among Transracially-Adopted Children from China AbstractThis mixed methods study examined the nature of adoption and racial microaggressions and their relations with age and community diversity among 42 Chinese transracial adoptees ages 5–9. Using microaggression typologies by Baden and Sue et al., we found that children must often navigate multiple messages within a single microaggression incident. Although experience and awareness of microaggressions did not differ among children by community diversity, experience of racial microaggression incidents was positively associated with age. Given that young children experience microaggressions, preparation for bias should be considered for children at young ages in a developmentally appropriate manner. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Adoption Quarterly Taylor & Francis

“Your Skin’s Not as Good as Us”: Microaggressions among Transracially-Adopted Children from China

Zhang, Emily; Zhang, Xian; Pinderhughes, Ellen E.
Adoption Quarterly , Volume 22 (4): 23 – Oct 2, 2019
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“Your Skin’s Not as Good as Us”: Microaggressions among Transracially-Adopted Children from China

Abstract

AbstractThis mixed methods study examined the nature of adoption and racial microaggressions and their relations with age and community diversity among 42 Chinese transracial adoptees ages 5–9. Using microaggression typologies by Baden and Sue et al., we found that children must often navigate multiple messages within a single microaggression incident. Although experience and awareness of microaggressions did not differ among children by community diversity, experience of racial...
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Taylor & Francis
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© 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
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1544-452X
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10.1080/10926755.2019.1675837
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Abstract

AbstractThis mixed methods study examined the nature of adoption and racial microaggressions and their relations with age and community diversity among 42 Chinese transracial adoptees ages 5–9. Using microaggression typologies by Baden and Sue et al., we found that children must often navigate multiple messages within a single microaggression incident. Although experience and awareness of microaggressions did not differ among children by community diversity, experience of racial microaggression incidents was positively associated with age. Given that young children experience microaggressions, preparation for bias should be considered for children at young ages in a developmentally appropriate manner.

Journal

Adoption Quarterly – Taylor & Francis

Published: Oct 2, 2019

Keywords: Microaggressions; bias; transracial adoption; risk & protective factors; education

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