The Racial Mascot Speaks: A critical race discourse analysis of Asian Americans and Fisher vs. University of Texas

Few studies have focused on the role of Asian Americans in influencing how race is understood in affirmative action debates. However, accounting for the complicating presence of Asian Americans in the racial politics of affirmative action has become increasingly important. Informed by racial formati...

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Published in:Review of higher education 2018-09, Vol.42 (1), p.235-267
Main Authors: Poon, OiYan A, Segoshi, Megan S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to Education
Admission Criteria
Admissions policies
Affirmative Action
Amicus curiae
Asian Americans
College Admission
College admissions
College Students
Court Litigation
Critical discourse analysis
Discourse analysis
Educational Attainment
Equal Education
Equal Protection
Ethnic Stereotypes
Ideology
Pacific Islanders
Political discourse
Qualitative research
Quotas
Racial Bias
Racial Factors
Supreme Court decisions
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Summary:Few studies have focused on the role of Asian Americans in influencing how race is understood in affirmative action debates. However, accounting for the complicating presence of Asian Americans in the racial politics of affirmative action has become increasingly important. Informed by racial formation theory, this critical discourse analysis of selected "amicus" briefs from the "Fisher v. University of Texas" Supreme Court cases illuminated how Asian Americans attempted to racialize themselves in efforts to influence the affirmative action debate. Findings highlight a deep ideological divide between Asian Americans engaged in an ongoing discursive struggle over their racialization and affirmative action.
ISSN:0162-5748
1090-7009
1090-7009
DOI:10.1353/rhe.2018.0029