Asian American college students’ reflections on the #StopAsianHate Movement

Publication Title

Race Ethnicity and Education

Document Type

Article

Department or Program

Psychology

Publication Date

1-24-2025

Keywords

#StopAsianHate, Asian and Asian American, college student, racism, social media

Abstract

The #StopAsianHate Movement is a collective effort to counter anti-Asian racism. The study explores how Asian and Asian American college students (N = 74) at predominantly White small liberal arts colleges made sense of the #StopAsianHate Movement. We employed a qualitative research design, including purposeful sampling, an online survey, and thematic analysis. We identified seven themes from the data: a) creating, contesting, and pluralizing the meaning of Asian American, b) echoing concerns for Asian family, kin, friends, and elderly, c) emotional currents flowing amid the movement: fear, anger, sadness, and hope, d) increasing self-knowledge of anti-Asian history, events, and biases e) standing in solidarity with other marginalized groups, f) seeking support amid limited college-level responses and resources, and g) voicing critiques and insights on the social movement. The findings provide insight for supporting racial identity development and mental health of Asian and Asian American college students as well as future directions.

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Original version is available from the publisher at: https://doi.org/10.1080/13613324.2025.2509075

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