Is Lighter Better? Skin-Tone Discrimination

Colorism is defined as discriminatory treatment of individuals falling within the same 'racial' group on the basis of skin color. That is, some people, particularly women, are treated better or worse on account of the color of their skin relative to other

Joanne L. Rondilla is a doctoral candidate in ethnic studies at the University of California, Berkeley Paul Spickard is professor of history at the University of California, Santa Barbara

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Colorism in Asian America	p. 1
The Darker and Lighter Sister: Telling Our Stories	p. 23
The Survey	p. 45
Making a Better Me? Pure. White. Flawless	p. 79
The Unkindest Cut: Cosmetic Surgery	p. 105
Epilogue	p. 121
Colorism Interview Schedule	p. 125
Interview Respondents' Demographic Data	p. 129
Cosmetic Surgery Interview Questions	p. 133
Bibliography	p. 135
Index	p. 143
About the Authors	p. 147
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Is Lighter Better? Skin-Tone Discrimination among Asian Americans

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