Navigating Racialized Visibility as Midwest Asian Americans by Dr. Monica M. Trieu, Associate Professor, Purdue University
What does it mean to be racialized as an Asian American in the Midwest? How do your experiences shape who you are and how you view yourself/your roots? Drawing from Fighting Invisibility: Asian Americans in the Midwest (Rutgers UP, 2023), this workshop will cover how historical racialized interactions—including various forms of racism such as internalized racism—have a profound effect on how Midwestern Asian Americans view themselves, as well as how they navigate their place in the Midwest and the nation at large. Ultimately, we will explore how larger forces of racial inequality impact individual ethnic and pan-ethnic identity-making.