“Structural Racism and Its Effects on Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the United States: Issues of Health Equity, Census Undercounting, and Voter Disenfranchisement”
Volume 17:1 & 2, (2020)
by Brittany N. Morey, ‘Alisi Tulua, Sora Park Tanjasiri, Andrew M. Subica, Joseph Keawe’aimoku Kaholokula, Corina Penaia, Karla Thomas, Richard Calvin Chang, Vananh D. Tran, Ninez A. Ponce, Paul Ong, and Elena Ong
ABSTRACT:
In the current historical moment, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPIs) in the United States experience high levels of COVID-19 infection and death, risk losing billions in federal funding due to census undercounting, and have less political power due to systemic voter disenfranchisement. We believe these challenges result in large part from structural racism—the inequitable systems that reinforce racial discrimination in society—that unjustly disadvantages NHPIs and other people of color. In this paper, we describe how structural racism is manifesting in health and social inequities for NHPIs in the United States. Lastly, we provide recommendations for achieving justice and equity for NHPI communities.
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Brittany N. Morey, ‘Alisi Tulua, Sora Park Tanjasiri, Andrew M. Subica, Joseph Keawe’aimoku Kaholokula, Corina Penaia, Karla Thomas, Richard Calvin Chang, Vananh D. Tran, Ninez A. Ponce, Paul Ong, and Elena Ong (2020) Structural Racism and Its Effects on Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the United States: Issues of Health Equity, Census Undercounting, and Voter Disenfranchisement. AAPI Nexus: Policy, Practice and Community: 2020, Vol. 17, No. 1 & 2.