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A Collaborative Autoethnography of Southeast Asian American Women Doctoral Students Navigating Tensions and Building Resolve in the Academy

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This critical race collaborative autoethnography explores the experiences of Southeast Asian American (SEAA) women in doctoral programs in higher education. Using a feminist refugee Asian critical approach, findings illuminate tensions that SEAA women encountered during their educational experiences and how these women built resolve. Findings include being seen amidst the invisibilization of SEAA identities, an insistence on the value of their SEAA research agendas, and navigating the unsettled emotions during academic displacement.

Source: Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement

DOI: 10.7771/2153-8999.1429

Authors: Jacqueline Mac, Varaxy Yi, Vanessa Na, Latana Thaviseth

Institutions: Northern Illinois University, California State University, Fresno, University of California San Diego, University of California, Los Angeles

Language: English

Topic: Critical Race Theory in Education

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Quality education, Gender equality

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7208810476

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