An Historical Analysis of Skin Color Discrimination in America - Victimism Among Victim Group Populations

Preface

Acknowledgments

Symposium Speakers

Contents

1 Introduction

2 Colonization as the Origin of Western Discrimination

3 Racism: The Original ism of American Discrimination

4 African-Americans: The Idealization of Light Skin

5 Asian-Americans: The Historical Implications of Light Skin

6 Latino-Americans: Skin Color and Mixed-Race People

7 Native Americans: Manifestations of White Influences

8 Biracial Americans: The Advantages of White Blood

9 Gay and Lesbian Americans: Oppression by the Oppressed

10 Women: Better White than Male

11 Immigrants: The Desire to Be White

12 Conclusion: Diversity in the Future

Index