Open AccessVigilante Racism: The De-Americanization of Immigrant America
Author(s) -
Bill Ong Hing
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
ssrn electronic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1556-5068
DOI - 10.2139/ssrn.312879
Subject(s) - americanization , racism , immigration , anti racism , political science , sociology , gender studies , criminology , history , anthropology , law
The mistreatment of those of Arab, Muslim, and Sikh descent in the United States post September 11 amounts to vigilante racism--the enforcement of a presumed code of what constitutes a "true" American. In the process, the culprits engage in a process of "de-Americanizing" individuals of color, informing them that they do not belong to the American community. There are two Americas; one that is embracing of diversity, the other that continues to be premised on a Euro-centric vision.
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