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Date of Graduation
5-12-2022
Degree Name
Educational Specialist (EdS)
Department
Department of Graduate Psychology
Second Advisor
Amanda Evans
Third Advisor
Joseph LeBlanc
Fourth Advisor
Jackie Hieber
Abstract
Women of color in the United States suffer from hyper sexualization and fetishization, and Asian American (AA) women are no different. These racial microaggressions and normalized expressions of oppression based on both race/ethnicity and gender contribute to a distinct marginalization that women of color experience. This paper seeks to 1) explore the unique layers of oppression that AA women face, including combating the model minority myth, westernized beauty standards, and fetishization, as well as 2) address the difference in reception between the Stop Asian Hate movement and Black Lives Matter, while defining and critiquing the whitewashing of this field in terms of research and literature about mental health for black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC).
