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ArticleFamily relations2021

"Race was something we didn't talk about": Racial Socialization in Asian American Families.

Jennifer L Young, HaeDong Kim, Laura Golojuch

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Article in Family relations, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Preparation for bias conversations among Black/African American, Latinx, and Asian parent-adolescent dyads: A qualitative content analysis of observational data.Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence · 2026
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  5. Acknowledging Anti-Blackness, Overlooking Anti-Asian Racism: Missed Developmental Opportunities for Chinese American Youth.Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jennifer L YoungStanford University.ORCID 0000-0002-7558-3445
HaeDong KimTowson University.ORCID 0000-0002-9479-1274
Laura GolojuchUniversity of Maryland.
Stanford University · USTowson University · USUniversity of Maryland, College Park · US

Funding

The Stanford Training Program in ELSI ResearchT32HG008953 · NHGRI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Mildred K. Cho, Meghan Halley · 2016 to 2026
$3.1M
NHGRI NIH HHS T32 HG008953
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveOur goal was to explore racial socialization practices in Asian American families during a time of heightened racial tension.

backgroundAsian Americans hold a complex racial position in the United States, made even more complicated by an increase in public protests regarding socioracial injustices in the United States experienced by racial minority groups. Discussions about race and ethnicity occur within Asian American families but often focus on cultural heritage rather than awareness of discrimination and the historical roots of racism.

methodOur study used an inductive-deductive thematic analysis to collect data from 12 Asian American young adults. Semistructured interviews queried participants' experiences with racial socialization in their nuclear families and their own racial identity.

findingsQualitative analysis revealed the following themes: (a) Participants received limited messages regarding racial issues, (b) participants engaged in "bottom-up" racial socialization and taught their parents about race, and (c) participants felt left out of society's racial dialogue.

conclusionDuring this time of heightened racial tension, Asian American young adults struggle to find their place, despite wanting to participate in community building. IMPLICATIONS: Without strong Asian American racial socialization practices in families, young adults must educate themselves and initiate racial meaning-making in their families.

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Asian American familiesintergenerational communicationqualitative researchracial socializationyoung adults

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PMID34707324
PMCPMC8547192
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