What factors lower blacks’ status? Historical reasons, or something else?
by Mai Kusakabe Now, there is actually prejudice against black people in the world. Eduardo Bonilla-Silva argues that the United States is developing a triracial system with whites at the top, honorary...
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by Lilia Yamakawa Eduardo Bonilla-Silva and David R. Dietrich’s contention is that America is developing a complex “tri-racial” system of stratified classification that will be composed of whites at...
View ArticleThe Latin Americanization of Korean race relations
by Yang Jicheol The process of Latin Americanization is simply about keeping white supremacy from other colors. Eduardo Bonilla-Silva and David Dietrich introduce an example of how the U.S. follows the...
View ArticleMzungu and Colorism in Africa
by Miho Tanaka Reading “Skin Lighteners in South Africa: Transnational Entanglements and Technologies of the Self (2009)” by Lynn M. Thomas, I was reminded of and reflected on my experiences in Africa....
View ArticleFrom Ebony to Ivory: Colorism in the Philippines
by Jiyang Shin The ever-expanding skin whitening market in the Philippines seems to have distinctive characteristics compared to the markets of other countries that also value lighter skin tones. In...
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