Activism during the COVID-19 pandemic: Racial reckoning for Asian and Asian American college students.

IF 2.9 2区心理学 Q1 ETHNIC STUDIES

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology Pub Date : 2025-07-28 DOI:10.1037/cdp0000761

Sei Eun Kim, Rayni Thomas, Sylvia H M Wong, Kiera Coulter, Zhenqiang Zhao, Jared Barnett, Russell B Toomey

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Abstract

Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified discrimination and racist attacks targeting Asian Americans. This challenging context has also created opportunities for individuals to engage in activism and collective action. Despite the significance of this issue, little research has explored how anti-Asian racism throughout COVID-19 has contributed to Asian and Asian American college students' engagement in activism.

Method: Focus group interviews were conducted to explore how the COVID-19 pandemic shaped the experiences and perceptions of activism among 34 Asian and Asian American college students (eight international and 26 domestic; M_age = 22.47, SD = 5.31).

Results: Using reflexive thematic analysis, we identified five interconnected themes that characterized participants' experiences: definition of activism, barriers to activism, reasons for activism engagement, forms of activism and advocacy, and activism's impact on relationships.

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COVID-19大流行期间的行动主义：亚裔和亚裔美国大学生的种族清算。

新冠肺炎疫情加剧了针对亚裔美国人的歧视和种族主义攻击。这种具有挑战性的环境也为个人参与行动主义和集体行动创造了机会。尽管这个问题很重要，但很少有研究探讨2019冠状病毒病期间的反亚裔种族主义是如何促使亚洲和亚裔美国大学生参与行动主义的。方法：通过焦点小组访谈，探讨新冠肺炎大流行如何影响34名亚裔和亚裔美国大学生(8名国际学生和26名国内学生；法师= 22.47,SD = 5.31)。结果：使用反身性主题分析，我们确定了参与者经历的五个相互关联的主题：行动主义的定义，行动主义的障碍，参与行动主义的原因，行动主义和倡导的形式，以及行动主义对关系的影响。结论：本文讨论了促进集体力量促进持久社会变革的意义和未来方向。（PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA，版权所有）。

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Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology Multiple-

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5.90

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6.10%

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101

期刊介绍： Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology seeks to publish theoretical, conceptual, research, and case study articles that promote the development of knowledge and understanding, application of psychological principles, and scholarly analysis of social–political forces affecting racial and ethnic minorities.