Intraracial and Intraethnic Microaggressions Experienced by Korean American Internationally and Transracially Adopted Persons

Introduc)on • Microaggressions can be described as, “Brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental indigni9es, whether inten9onal or uninten9onal, that communicate hos9le, derogatory, or nega9ve... slights and insults towards people of color” (Sue et al., 2007a, p. 271). • Much of the literature on microaggressions, racial discrimina9on, and prejudice have focused on intergroup rela9ons and interracial conflict and differences (Marira & Mitra, 2013). • Yet, different psychological experiences within racial/ethnic groups are equally as cri9cal to study (Hall, 2005). Shi]ing the focus to intraracial will be more necessary as the U.S. popula9on diversifies. • One way individuals of the same race/ethnicity can have varying experiences is socializa9on (Hochschild & Weaver, 2007). • Korean American interna9onally and transracially adopted individuals (ITAPs) with White parents can be socialized differently compared to other nonadopted Asian Americans (Lee, 2003). These differences may lead to variances in worldviews resul9ng in microaggressions. • The current research developed a typology for the microaggressive experiences of Korean American ITAPs by their same race/ethnicity non adopted peers.