APS
2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
A Qualitative Study of Dialectical Thinking in Asian Americans’ Responses to Racial Discrimination
- Xiaochu Zhu
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor - Mari Kira
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - Fiona Lee
University of Michigan
Abstract
Thematic analyses of interviews with 32 Asian-American participants found that they engaged in dialectical thinking in response to racial discrimination. The results showed that participants held conflicting beliefs in three areas: discrimination, cultural identity, and family dynamics.
Racism and Discrimination
