Bicultural negotiation of South Asian immigrant female faculty in the US academy

This study acknowledges and contextualizes the work of first-generation immigrant South Asian women faculty by examining how their bicultural negotiation impacts their experience in the U.S. Academy. This qualitative study included 17 tenured or tenure-track faculty from different US regions, and ac...

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Published inDiaspora, indigenous and minority education Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 191 - 204
Main Author Witenstein, Matthew A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia Routledge 01.10.2020
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Academic tenure
Acculturation
Asian Americans
Biculturalism
College Faculty
Colleges & universities
Cultural conflict
Cultural Differences
Cultural values
Culture Conflict
Decision making
Family Work Relationship
Immigrants
Negotiation
Qualitative research
Self Concept
Sex Role
South Asian cultural groups
Teacher Attitudes
Tenure
Women
Women Faculty
United States > US
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Summary:This study acknowledges and contextualizes the work of first-generation immigrant South Asian women faculty by examining how their bicultural negotiation impacts their experience in the U.S. Academy. This qualitative study included 17 tenured or tenure-track faculty from different US regions, and across multiple four-year university types, including liberal arts colleges, public research universities, regional public universities, elite private research universities, and private universities. This study highlighted the unique way South Asian American women negotiate their bicultural existence. It situated the concept of "bicultural negotiation" within a cultural values conflict framework, which is used to explain conflicts South Asian women have when making decisions. The data suggest that it may be prudent to reframe how bicultural negotiation is understood and studied. It may be useful to conceptually examine the notion of hybridity, and how it reflexively fosters bicultural negotiation.
ISSN:1559-5692
1559-5706
DOI:10.1080/15595692.2020.1740981