Understanding Asian American Microaggression

The voice of awareness of identifying and taking accountability for Racism and Intersectionality has been implemented in practice. Still, the visible discrimination and oppression are insufficient to address the other issues associated with microaggression, which affects Asian Americans living with the stigma and burden of emotional, mental, and health. Being deaf from a pathological view by the majority and culturally deaf in the White Deaf Community majority poses Deaf Asian Americans coping with multiple deals daily. The discussion of the layers within the microaggression through verbal, behavioral, and visible in relationships, education, services, workplaces, the media, the community, and the environment provide some insights, consciousness of ownership, and empathic perspectives.

Presenter: Rainia Johnson

Rainia Johnson, a Korean Deaf Adoptee and a Bush Fellow 2022; she grew up in Minnesota and it has always been her home. She has taught American Sign Language in her higher education institutions since 1999 and works as an ASL faculty member in the ASL Studies Program at Saint Paul College. Rainia earned a BA in Cross-Cultural Communication from Metropolitan State University, an M.Ed. from the University of Minnesota, and a MA in Sign Language Education from Gallaudet University. She went into the doctorate program at the University of Minnesota, where she could receive more resources and networks. Naturally, she wants to be close to her only son who is also attending the University of Minnesota, the community, and the home Minnesota. Her doctoral studies focus on the Asian Americans Studies that Deaf Asian Americans need to bring to the surface and share the voices of lived experiences with challenges, struggles, and empowerment for the Equity, Inclusion, and Trauma-Informed.

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