Microaggression
What is Microaggression?
Commonplace verbal, behavioral or environmental slights, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative attitudes toward stigmatized or culturally marginalized groups.
CRT recognizes the experiential knowledge of People of Color as legitimate, appropriate, and critical to understanding, analyzing, and teaching about racial subordination. (TRUE or FALSE)
TRUE
What are the three types of Racial Microaggression?
Insitutions Microaggresion
Racial Jokes Microaggresion
Interpersonal Microaggresion
Positive racial climate for POC includes:
A. Inclusion
of Students/Faculty/ and Administrators of color
B. Curriculum
reflecting the contemporary and historical aspects for POC.
C. Programs
to support recruitment, retention, and graduation rates
D. Missions
that reinforces institutional commitment to diversity and pluralism.
How did the researchers gather information about the experiences of Latina/o students regarding campus racial climate?
The researchers used qualitative research through focus groups to examine how Latina/o students experience campus racial climate. Thirty-seven Latina/o college students participated in eight focus groups at three predominantly White, elite institutions.
Who are the authors of both articles?
Critical race theory, racial microaggressions, and campus racial climate for Latina/o undergraduates. Harvard Educational Review, 79(4), 659-691.
Critical race theory, racial microaggressions, and campus racial climate: The experiences of African American college students. The Journal of Negro Education, 69(1-2), 60-73.
Yosso, T. J., Smith, W. A., Ceja, M., & Solorzano, D. G. (2009). Critical race theory, racial microaggressions, and campus racial climate for Latina/o undergraduates. Harvard Educational Review, 79(4), 659-691.
Solórzano, D., Ceja, M., & Yosso, T. Critical race theory, racial microaggressions, and campus racial climate: The experiences of African American college students. The Journal of Negro Education, 69(1-2), 60-73.