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Title: Under Threat We Unite: How Shared Marginalization Shapes Cohesion and Political Cooperation Among Asian Americans.
Authors: Kim, Shawn (AUTHOR)
Source: Political Behavior. Jun2024, Vol. 46 Issue 2, p1375-1396. 22p.
Subjects: Asian Americans, Ingroups (Social groups), Cooperation, Cohesion, Social cohesion, Political scientists, Asians, Ethnicity
Abstract: Political scientists have shown increased research interests in Asian Americans' political behavior. Nevertheless, considerable skepticism remains over more fundamental questions about Asians, such as the capacity for pan-Asian cooperation and political solidarity in the US. To advance research in this area, the current study examines how a diverse, "pan-ethnic" Asian group can function as a cohesive collective using evidence from a behavioral game, an innovation in this area of research. I show that an inclusive common ingroup can be forged and cohesion attained when shared threats of exclusion that cut across subgroup distinctions are made salient. I demonstrate this using original experimental data that allow me to examine behavioral measures of group cohesion, as well as policy support for different subgroups. Results show the existence of co-ethnic bias among Asians in the US towards those who share their ethnic background. They also show the power of salient shared exclusionary discrimination to overcome this bias by increasing ingroup cohesion in a one-shot economic game and enhancing support for policies that benefit Asians as a group. Taken together, this study highlights unique conditions of group-based threats under which Asians in the US achieve political cooperation—particularly across South and East Asian lines—due to substantial heterogeneity within the group category. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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