Who are we? Highlighting Nuances in Asian American Experiences in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: In many sectors of United States society, Asians are viewed as a monolith and grouped into the broad category of Asian American Pacific Islander, or AAPI (Iftikar and Museus 2018).However, it is important to acknowledge the history of the term Asian American and nuances between AAPI ethnic groups in the United States if we are interested in promoting racial justice in the field of ecology and evolutionary biology (EEB), other scientific fields, and society at large.To provide a brief history, the terms "Asian American" and "AAPI" arose following activism in the 1960s by Asian communities fighting for recognition in the United States (Okamoto 2006).The organizers and activists intended to use Asian American as a solidarity-building term and were directly influenced by Black organizers and the Black Panther Party (Ogbar 2001).
DOI: 10.1002/bes2.1939
Authors: K. H. Nguyen, A. K. Akiona, C. C. Chang, V. B. Chaudhary, S. J. Cheng, S. M. Johnson, S. S. Kahanamoku, A. Lee, E. E. de Leon Sanchez, L. M. Segui, R. L. Tanner
Institutions: Emory University, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, University of Washington Bothell, Dartmouth College, University of Michigan, Arizona State University, University of California, Berkeley, Purdue University West Lafayette, University of California, Santa Barbara, Chapman University
Language: English
Subfield: Cultural Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid:
Funder: National Science Foundation
OpenAlex ID: W3211727490