Minority within a Minority Paradox: Asian Experiences in Latino Schools & Communities (original) (raw)

Sarai Koo recently earned a Ph.D. degree in the College of Educational Studies at Chapman University, Orange, California. Trisha S. Nishimura is an assistant professor in the Department of Education at Whittier College, Whittier, California. cans and Latina/os—are pigeon-holed with particular sterotypical characteristics that often do not accurately describe them in general or in particular. In addition, we believe strongly that as minority groups who experience racial oppression, albeit in different ways, Asian Americans and Latina/os could and should be strong partners in the fight for social justice and equity. Drawing on Critical Race Theory (CRT) (Ladson-Billings & Tate, 1995), we report on narratives of education collected from three young Asian women living in and attending a predominately Latina/o community and school. We explored how Asians and Latina/o groups intersect in a majority minority community. Specifically, we sought to understand: