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- Title
Injured Privilege and Misplaced Ressentiment: Unpacking Reactions toward Asian Americans after Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) V. Harvard.
- Authors
Cheng, Hsin-I
- Abstract
Asian Americans occupy an ambivalent position in the U.S. racial hierarchy. An organization called Students for Fair Admissions prepared a lawsuit against the admission process in Harvard University. In October 2019, it was concluded that although "not perfect," Harvard's policies did not intentionally discriminate against Asian Americans. I analyzed comments about the verdict in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal, and found that Asian Americans were afforded low relatability as Americans. I further propose that concepts of "injured privilege" and "misplaced ressentiment" could move conversations about Asian Americans' experiences beyond the "model minority" discourse.
- Subjects
ASIAN American students; HARVARD University; RACISM; NEW York Times, The (Newspaper); WASHINGTON Post, The (Newspaper); WALL Street Journal, The (Newspaper); ASIAN Americans
- Publication
Western Journal of Communication, 2023, Vol 87, Issue 1, p150
- ISSN
1057-0314
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/10570314.2022.2109721