Asian Enough: Monoracial Asian American Perceptions of Biracial Asian Americans

Race-based communities are all around us, through clubs, housing, fraternities, and even the people that we choose to surround ourselves with. So, where do biracial people fit in? Do these communities accept them? What does it take to be accepted into these communities? I wanted to study the case of half-White, half-Asian biracial individuals, like myself, and how they fit into monoracial Asian communities. What does it mean for a biracial Asian individual to be considered Asian enough to be a part of an Asian community? In my pilot study, I surveyed monoracial Asian individuals to analyze whether three factors had an impact on monoracial Asian perception of biracial Asian individuals. I found that self-identification and behaviors showed promise in impacting monoracial perception, while appearance would need to be tested differently.

Author

• Kahn, Ruth

Language

• English

Keyword

• R Studio
• in-group rejection
• multiracial
• self-perception
• race relations
• racial identity
• University Writing & Research Conference
• biracial
• Asian

Date created

• 2026

Type of Work

• Research Paper

License

• Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States

Rights statement

• In Copyright

GW Unit

• University Writing

Persistent URL

•  https://scholarspace.library.gwu.edu/work/v692t7291