Minority Invisibility: An Asian American Experience

by Wei Sun

Book Overview

Minority invisibility has gone unnoticed in the communication discipline. It denies the existence of racial problems by consciously or unconsciously downplaying, ignoring, or over-simplifying the issues. This is evidenced from the claims of color-blindness and reverse discrimination, the belief in model minorities, and exaggerated, negative, or purposeful racial displays that permeate American culture.

Using in-depth interviews with Asian-American...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761837809
• ISBN13: 9780761837800
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 8.9"