Open AccessBetween Nationalism and Beaconism
Author(s) -
Jun Wang,
Hung-Hsiang Cheng
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of student research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2167-1907
DOI - 10.47611/jsrhs.v10i3.2218
Subject(s) - racism , nationalism , civil rights , perspective (graphical) , sociology , race (biology) , gender studies , critical race theory , political science , law , artificial intelligence , politics , computer science
This study investigated how Chinese people in the U.S. view racism and racial issues from the perspective of Chinese university students in the U.S.. The research is based on Critical Race Theory (CRT) to define racism and found that the majority of Chinese college students regard the situation as a problematic one, and they are supportive of civil rights movements such as Black Lives Matter and Stop Asian Hate. Additionally, though most of the interviewees have not heard of CRT, through their responses to other questions, they show acceptance of the concepts of CRT; for example, almost all of the interviewees responded that they would consider racism as a social problem instead of a personal one.