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Thursday, 11:40 AM - 1:10 PM

Everyday Experiences in Asian American Racial-Ethnic Socialization: Research Considerations for Informing Practice

The surge in anti-Asian sentiments during the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with heightened media attention on Asians, such as the Supreme Court decisions on admissions, has intensified the ongoing public discourse surrounding Asian identity in the U.S. Despite this increased focus, research on the development of identity and the processes of racial-ethnic socialization (RES) within Asian American (AA) families and communities remains relatively limited. Our proposed symposium presents four perspectives on everyday experiences reflecting RES among AA parents, teenagers, and peers. Paper 1 describes a NIH-funded project on AA racial socialization (Building Our Bonds Authentically; The BOBA Project) and preliminary feedback from Chinese American parents and their teens (12-18 years) regarding discussion-based tasks on race. Paper 2 examines engagement data among AA parents and middle school youth involved in a randomized control trial of a video-based racial-ethnic socialization (One Talk at a Time; OTAAT). Both papers shed light on the significance of conversations about race while also highlighting existing barriers to such discussions. Paper 3 broadens the perspective by examining peer RES alongside family RES among high school students, illustrating how within-person shifts, such as everyday experiences, are linked to various youth outcomes. The last presentation centers the personal voices of an Asian American parent and teen (non-academic, community stakeholders), their experiences in talking about race and reflections on their identity. By featuring cutting-edge research on Asian American racial socialization processes across different domains and incorporating personal reflections, our symposium aims to facilitate the translation of this knowledge into practice.

Paper #1
Title	The Building Our Bonds Authentically (BOBA) Project: Conversations about Asian American Identity among Parents and Teens
Presenting author	Cindy H. Liu, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, United States
Non-presenting author(s)	Tiffany Yip, USA, Fordham University Ritika Rastogi, USA, Brigham and Women's Hospital Lijuan Wang, USA, University of Notre Dame Linda Charmaraman, USA, Wellesley College Chris Hahm, USA, Boston University

Paper #2
Title	One Talk at a Time: Engaging Asian American Parents in an Racial Ethnic Socialization Intervention
Presenting author	Gabriela Livas Stein, University of Texas - Austin, United States
Non-presenting author(s)	Gabriela Livas Stein, University of Texas at Austin, USA Lisa Kiang, Wake Forest University, USA Stephanie Irby Coard, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA Paula Sanchez Hernandez, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA Valerie Salcido, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA Frances Lobo, University of Texas at Austin, USA

Paper #3
Title	Disentangling Daily, Yearly, and Stable Associations between Cultural Socialization and Youth Outcomes
Presenting author	Yijie Wang, Michigan State University, United States
Non-presenting author(s)	Qi Huang, USA, Michigan State University Daeun Kim, USA, Michigan State University Youchuan Zhang, USA, Michigan State University Mingzhang Chen, USA, Michigan State University

Paper #4
Title	Perspective from Parent-Teen Study Participants on Asian American Racial Socialization
Presenting author	Lu Lei and Vivian Wang, Community Members from Lexington, Massachusetts, United States
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Session chair
Cindy H. Liu, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, United States

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