Testimonios on participatory action research as a critical race approach to studying Southeast Asian american Refugee subjects

Instead of being agents of inquiry and change, Southeast Asian American (SEAA; Viet, Hmong, Lao, Cambodian) refugee subjects are often objectified and essentialized by researchers in the social sciences. In this article, we document our collaborative journeys to unlearn colonial and racist ways of t...

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Published in:Journal of social issues Vol. 80; no. 1; pp. 145 - 167
Main Authors: Nguyen, Angela‐MinhTu D., Huynh, Que‐Lam, Chang, Richard, Lieng, Nathan
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2024
Subjects:
Action research
Asian Americans
Change agents
Collaboration
Colonialism
Community
Hmong people
Marginality
Participatory action research
Race
Racism
Refugees
Researcher subject relations
Researchers
Self evaluation
Social sciences
Storytelling
ISSN:0022-4537, 1540-4560
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Summary:Instead of being agents of inquiry and change, Southeast Asian American (SEAA; Viet, Hmong, Lao, Cambodian) refugee subjects are often objectified and essentialized by researchers in the social sciences. In this article, we document our collaborative journeys to unlearn colonial and racist ways of thinking about and conducting research on marginalized communities, including our own SEAA communities. Specifically, we present participatory action research (PAR) and testimonios—two examples of counter‐storytelling—as promising critical race methodologies. Using PAR, our team of academic researchers and participant‐researchers collaborated on research to create change in our communities. To assess our experiences with PAR, we used testimonios to share our self‐reflections and stories on the research process and the training relationship. We end by offering suggestions for using PAR and testimonios to engage in anti‐colonial and anti‐racist research.
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ISSN:0022-4537
1540-4560
DOI:10.1111/josi.12599