'From otherness to belongingness: the role of co-ethnic relationships in Korean New Zealanders’ ethnic #identity formation'

From #Identities' latest issue 33.1:
doi.org/10.1080/1070...

@nasarmeer.bsky.social Aaron Winter Taylor & Francis Research
#EthnicIdentity

Language spoken (not English) & skin color have been used to define #themvsus. A 3rd factor #ethnicidentity is often used as well & assumes added significance in the face of external threat

'From otherness to belongingness: the role of co-ethnic relationships in Korean New Zealanders’ ethnic #identity formation'

From #Identities' latest issue 33.1:
doi.org/10.1080/1070...

@nasarmeer.bsky.social Aaron Winter Taylor & Francis Research
#EthnicIdentity

Dynamics of outgroup attitudes in peer networks: Testing the effects of socialization, contact, and selection - Alla Loseva, Andreas Flache, Christian Steglich, Sabine Otten, Michael Mäs, 2026 Intergroup attitudes can be positively influenced by peers, but it remains unclear whether this occurs primarily through ingroup socialization or outgroup conta...

Do teens become more tolerant because they make friends across #ethnic lines — or because of #socialinfluence from coethnic friends?
📝 Both matter, and neither personal dislike nor strong #ethnicidentity block these effects.

New #SAOM study of #networks and attitudes of 380 German #adolescents:

Witness urges U.S. push to broker Turkish-Israeli accommodation and shape Syria as buffer state An unidentified witness told the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe that Turkey seeks Syrian unity to prevent a PKK-linked autonomous border zone while Israelis fear Syria becoming a Turkish military front; the witness urged a White House-led effort to foster a Jordan-style buffer state in Syria.

A witness claims Turkey's desire for Syrian unity stems from security fears, while Israelis worry Syria could turn into a Turkish military front—could U.S. diplomacy be the key to stabilizing the region?

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#US #DiplomaticInitiatives #TurkeySyria #EthnicIdentity #CitizenPortal

NRD Approves 11 Baba Nyonya Ethnic Status Amendments, More Than 50 Applications Received The National Registration Department (NRD) has approved 11 applications to amend ethnic status to Baba Nyonya on identification cards, following around 50 submissions received since the pilot initiative began. NRD director-general Datuk Badrul Hisham Alias said the department gives careful attention to every application due to the sensitive and significant nature of ethnic identity registration. […]

NRD Approves 11 Baba Nyonya Ethnic Status Amendments, More Than 50 Applications Received #BabaNyonya #EthnicIdentity #NRD #CulturalHeritage #IdentityRegistration

Race and Ethnicity in Facebook Images and Text: Thematic Analysis Background: Social media platforms, such as Facebook, provide a dynamic public space where users of various racial and ethnic backgrounds share content related to identity, politics, and other social issues. These platforms allow racially minoritized groups to both challenge racial silencing and express cultural pride. At the same time, they expose users to racism and stereotypes that can negatively affect their mental and physical health through psychosocial stress. Given the rise of multimodal communication, it is essential to study both images and text to fully understand how race and ethnicity are discussed in digital spaces. Objective: This exploratory, descriptive study aimed to investigate how people discuss race and ethnicity on Facebook and specifically examine themes related to cultural pride, solidarity, racism, antiracism, and politics using qualitative content analysis of race- and ethnicity-related Facebook posts with images and text. These themes reflect how individuals construct identity, engage with other social identities, and navigate sociopolitical discourse in digital spaces. Methods: We conducted a qualitative content analysis using a hybrid inductive-deductive approach. A total of 500 multimodal Facebook posts were randomly sampled using CrowdTangle, with 100 posts from each year between 2019 and 2023. Each post included both image and text and contained at least 1 race- or ethnicity-related keyword. Posts were uploaded to GitHub for storage and to Label Studio for coding. An iteratively developed codebook guided the analysis, focusing on representations of race and ethnicity, the continuum of race-related discourse, and topical content. All posts were double coded until an 80% interrater agreement was reached. The remaining discrepancies were resolved through coder consensus to ensure reliability and consistency. Themes were solidified through thematic analysis. Results: Across 500 Facebook posts from 2019 to 2023, nearly one-third lacked clear racial specificity, with 19.8% (99/500) unrelated to race and 11.2% (56/500) mentioning no specific racial or ethnic group. Among the identified groups, Hispanic, multiracial, and immigrant communities were the most frequently referenced. Common themes included US politics, cultural pride, racism and stereotypes, and antiracism. Political content was the most crosscutting theme, while cultural pride and racism-related discourse varied by group. Antiracism posts reflected the national response to racial justice movements. These findings highlight the nuanced and evolving nature of race-related discourse on social media. Conclusions: It can be complicated to interpret image-based posts because of the subtle ways in which an image may reference race and ethnicity but does not explicitly mention it, or when there is a contradiction in the ideas portrayed in the image versus the text. Decoding this process on Facebook can help researchers boost the positive impacts and reduce the harmful effects of racism on social media.

JMIR Formative Res: Race and Ethnicity in Facebook Images and Text: Thematic Analysis #RaceRelations #CulturalPride #SocialMediaImpact #EthnicIdentity #Antiracism

🤔 Ever wondered why people change their self-reported ethnicity 🧑‍🦰🧑🏻‍🦰🧑🏽‍🦰 over time?

Join our seminar series tomorrow as @haleymcavay.bsky.social unpacks the social drivers behind shifting #EthnicIdentity.

🕐 Tomorrow 13:00–14:00
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...

#Sociology #EthnicIdentity #SocialStatus

#AleksandarVučić #Autocephaly #Balkans #ChurchAndState #ColorRevolution #CriticalTheology #DavorDžalto #EasternOrthodoxy #EthnicIdentity #Geopolitics #Kosovo #Montenegro #MoscowPatriarchate #Nationalism #OrthodoxChurch #PatriarchPorfirije #PoliticalTheology #PublicOrthodoxy #Putin

Epsiode 129 – Sexual Violence in Sudan with Hala Al-Karib Sudanese activist Hala Al-Karib speaks about the horrific, targeted and widespread violence against women in Sudan. Al-Karib says sexual violence is being used as a tool of war which “strips commun…

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Two years into #Sudan’swar, sexual violence is being used as a weapon of war. The #UN has accused the #RSF of large-scale sexual slavery and gang-rape, with survivors reporting abductions and attacks based on their #ethnicidentity.

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📚 This meta-analysis examines how ethnic & national boundaries shape group identities & #intergroup dynamics, offering new insights into the complexities of #EthnicIdentity & #IntergroupRelations within political borders #socialpsych #politicalpsych

#PACfeb2025

📖 Read more: doi.org/10.1037/pac0...

Subverting Monoracial Hegemony? The Multiracial Identities of Mixed-race Asians in the United States

Author: Takeyuki Gaku Tsuda

Arizona State University

Coming soon!

#MultiracialPeoples, #EthnicIdentity, #RacialAndEthnicMinorities, #AsianAmericans

'From #otherness to belongingness: the role of co-ethnic relationships in Korean New Zealanders’ ethnic identity formation'

New from #Identities!

doi.org/10.1080/1070...

@nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social

#identity #EthnicIdentity #belonging

'From #otherness to belongingness: the role of co-ethnic relationships in Korean New Zealanders’ ethnic identity formation'

New from #Identities!

doi.org/10.1080/1070...

@nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social

#identity #EthnicIdentity #belonging

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Predicting international student #suicidality by merging #identity, #suicide, and #acculturation frameworks: a hierarchical logistic regression

Lundeen, Giordano & Ziomek-Daigle

→ doi.org/10.1177/1028...

#IntlEd #InternationalStudents #StudentWellbeing #EthnicIdentity #AcculturationStress