Confronting stereotypes: the dual narratives of ethnic minority youth in Aotearoa New Zealand
Ethnic Minority Youth (EMY, i.e. Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin American, and African ethnic origins) constitute 20% of the youth population in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) and yet their experiences remain invisible in the mainstream discourses. Interviews with 17 EMY with additional marginalized identit...
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| author | Vartika Sharma Rodrigo Ramalho Rachel Simon-Kumar Shanthi Ameratunga Kristy Kang Renee Liang Arier Lee Roshini Peiris-John |
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| description | Ethnic Minority Youth (EMY, i.e. Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin American, and African ethnic origins) constitute 20% of the youth population in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) and yet their experiences remain invisible in the mainstream discourses. Interviews with 17 EMY with additional marginalized identities (EMYi) indicated significant diversity and fluidity in their lived experience. Participants felt ‘othered’ by the wider NZ society for their ethnic identity, and thus adapted themselves to be perceived as less different from the majority ethnic group (New Zealand European). In contrast, EMYi felt more marginalized within their ethnic communities and less so by the wider society when navigating their additional minoritised identities. Overall, experiences of marginalization appeared to have a stronger effect on girls, and religious minorities. This is the first study in NZ to explore how confronting stereotypes from both the wider NZ society and ethnic minority communities impacts the lived realities of EMYi. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3f3d1ebd3a1e45e98eb11859ca8c80092025-01-21T15:06:32ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Adolescence and Youth0267-38432164-45272025-12-0130110.1080/02673843.2025.2456600Confronting stereotypes: the dual narratives of ethnic minority youth in Aotearoa New ZealandVartika Sharma0Rodrigo Ramalho1Rachel Simon-Kumar2Shanthi Ameratunga3Kristy Kang4Renee Liang5Arier Lee6Roshini Peiris-John7Section of Social and Community Health, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandSection of Social and Community Health, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandSection of Social and Community Health, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandSection of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandSection of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandSection of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandSection of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandSection of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandEthnic Minority Youth (EMY, i.e. Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin American, and African ethnic origins) constitute 20% of the youth population in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) and yet their experiences remain invisible in the mainstream discourses. Interviews with 17 EMY with additional marginalized identities (EMYi) indicated significant diversity and fluidity in their lived experience. Participants felt ‘othered’ by the wider NZ society for their ethnic identity, and thus adapted themselves to be perceived as less different from the majority ethnic group (New Zealand European). In contrast, EMYi felt more marginalized within their ethnic communities and less so by the wider society when navigating their additional minoritised identities. Overall, experiences of marginalization appeared to have a stronger effect on girls, and religious minorities. This is the first study in NZ to explore how confronting stereotypes from both the wider NZ society and ethnic minority communities impacts the lived realities of EMYi.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02673843.2025.2456600Ethnic minorityyouthwellbeingintersectionalityinterpretive phenomenology |
| spellingShingle | Vartika Sharma Rodrigo Ramalho Rachel Simon-Kumar Shanthi Ameratunga Kristy Kang Renee Liang Arier Lee Roshini Peiris-John Confronting stereotypes: the dual narratives of ethnic minority youth in Aotearoa New Zealand International Journal of Adolescence and Youth Ethnic minority youth wellbeing intersectionality interpretive phenomenology |
| title | Confronting stereotypes: the dual narratives of ethnic minority youth in Aotearoa New Zealand |
| title_full | Confronting stereotypes: the dual narratives of ethnic minority youth in Aotearoa New Zealand |
| title_fullStr | Confronting stereotypes: the dual narratives of ethnic minority youth in Aotearoa New Zealand |
| title_full_unstemmed | Confronting stereotypes: the dual narratives of ethnic minority youth in Aotearoa New Zealand |
| title_short | Confronting stereotypes: the dual narratives of ethnic minority youth in Aotearoa New Zealand |
| title_sort | confronting stereotypes the dual narratives of ethnic minority youth in aotearoa new zealand |
| topic | Ethnic minority youth wellbeing intersectionality interpretive phenomenology |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02673843.2025.2456600 |
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