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Brown Skin, White Minds: Filipino - American Postcolonial Psychology (NA)

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Review "David's 2013 research expands not only the field of ethnic minority psychology but also the fields of Filipino American studies and multicultural education...(and his) psychological perspective is a significant contribution to Filipino American studies as it expands scholarship dominated by historians, sociologists, and literary theorists. His research is also relevant to multicultural education because of its critical interrogation of colonial education paradigms that create and perpetuate racial hierarchies...Brown Skin, White Minds: Filipino-/American Postcolonial Psychology (with commentaries) is a heartfelt and reflective analysis of the negative impact of colonialism on the Filipino people....(It) is an important addition to the existing research."Multicultural Perspectives "E. J. R. David offers wisdom through a nuanced discussion of the role of culture and colonialism on psychological experiences...and mental health of Filipinos and Filipino Americans..the author details the intricate process by which colonialism continues to impact individuals today and how messages have been internalized, reinforcing systems of oppression. Through insightful attention to the relationship between these processes, the book engages and awakens readers to the contemporary effects of colonialism and the implications for the field of psychology."Asian American Journal of Psychology "Presented in both a personal voice and an academic voice, this labor of love is a critical representation of the histories, lives, psyche, struggles, and contributions of Filipino-/Americans. Author E. J. R. David draws on postcolonialism and psychology to articulate cross-cultural analyses of the processes and effects of colonialism as well as the efforts to recover from them. It will be a useful reference, especially for undergraduates in Asian American studies, psychology, and history."Columbia University Teachers College Record Product Description Filipino Americans have a long and rich history with and within the United States, and they are currently the second largest Asian group in the country. However, very little is known about how their historical and contemporary relationship with America may shape their psychological experiences. The most insidious psychological consequence of their historical and contemporary experiences is colonial mentality or internalized oppression. Some common manifestations of this phenomenon are described below: *Skin-whitening products are used often by Filipinos in the Philippines to make their skins lighter. Skin whitening clinics and businesses are popular in the Philippines as well. The "beautiful" people such as actors and other celebrities endorse these skin-whitening procedures. Children are told to stay away from the sun so they do not get "too dark." Many Filipinos also regard anything "imported" to be more special than anything "local" or made in the Philippines. *In the United States, many Filipino Americans make fun of "fresh-off-the-boats" (FOBs) or those who speak English with Filipino accents. Many Filipino Americans try to dilute their "Filipino-ness" by saying that they are mixed with some other races. Also, many Filipino Americans regard Filipinos in the Philippines, and pretty much everything about the Philippines, to be of "lower class" and those of the "third world." The historical and contemporary reasons for why Filipino -/ Americans display these attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors - often referred to as colonial mentality - are explored in Brown Skin, White Minds. This book is a peer-reviewed publication that integrates knowledge from multiple scholarly and scientific disciplines to identify the past and current catalysts for such self-denigrating attitudes and behaviors. It takes the reader from indigenous Tao culture, Spanish and American colonialism, colonial mentality or internalized oppression along with its implications on Kapwa, identity, and mental health, to decolonizat