Unsettling the Gold Mountain: Asian Americans in Decolonial Resistance
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Date
2013-10
Authors
Smoot, Karyn
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University of Oregon
Abstract
This thesis examines Asian American identity within the context of North American
settler-colonialism. Through interviews with seven individuals, I place focus on the experience
of settlers as they/we challenge the colonial logics which deny sovereignty to
indigenous peoples. Understanding decolonization as a multitude of processes determined
by indigenous peoples, and which challenge the colonial institutions of white supremacy
and capitalism, I look at the ways which Asian Americans can enact solidarity.
This thesis seeks to engage in the self-critical dialogue that is necessary for collective
action against oppressive institutions. At the same time, it begins to imagine relationships
that defy colonialism and embrace an ethic of responsibility.
Description
82 pages. A thesis presented to the Department of Ethnic Studies and the Clark Honors College of the University of Oregon in partial fulfillment of the requirements for degree of Bachelor of Arts, Fall 2013.
Keywords
Racial Solidarity in North America, Asian Americans, Diaspora, Native Americans, Solidarity, Decolonization, North America