Asian American Solidarity with Black Lives Matter: Predictors of Own-group and Out-group Activism Among Asian Americans
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2022
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Haverford College. Department of Psychology
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Objectives: Research on Asian American activist literature is a limited and neglected area of study. This study examined the predictive effects of perceived discrimination, politicized racial identity, model minority myth (MMM), and belief in meritocracy on Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI; own-group) activism and support for Black Lives Matter (BLM; out-group activism). Method: Participants completed a survey on their beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors concerning AAPI activism and cross-racial support with Black Americans. All participants identified as Asian American or Pacific Islander (N = 117, Mage = 29.6, 52.1% women), were generally well-educated (68.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher), and mostly identified as politically left-leaning (87.9%). Results: Controlling for age, gender, and political orientation, the results of the linear regression models showed that perceived discrimination positively predicted own-group activism and politicized racial identity positively predicted out-group activism. Additionally, the hierarchical multiple regression models revealed that internalized MMM and meritocracy beliefs moderated the relationship between perceived discrimination and own-group activism, while own-group activism moderated the relationship between politicized racial identity and out-group activism. Conclusions: This research presents contrasting results from previous literature on Asian American activism and solidarity with BLM, highlighting the importance of continued research on the model minority myth for understanding and strengthening cross-racial solidarity between Asian Americans and Black Americans. Keywords: model minority myth, meritocracy, discrimination, group consciousness, activism, BLM, Asian Americans.