Topic
Microaggression
25 published works
Employment Discrimination Report
Is Microaggression A Workplace Problem?
What Is Microaggression? Our post on “Microaggression” sure brought in a lot of comments from those who never heard of it, to those who called it “PC nonsense” or simple lack…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Will “Microaggressions” Make Their Way Into Employment Discrimination Cases? Have They Already?
Over the last few months, I've seen an increasing number of articles start highlighting an issue that has been percolating at college campuses: The theory of "Microaggression". Not familiar with…
Employment Discrimination Report
What Is Microaggression? A Reader’s Personal Experience
On March 23rd we quoted from an article in the New York Times on "microaggression": “A tone-deaf inquiry into an Asian-American’s ethnic origin. Cringe-inducing praise for how articulate a black student…
Employment Discrimination Report
“Microaggression”: Racism 2.0?
"A tone-deaf inquiry into an Asian-American’s ethnic origin. Cringe-inducing praise for how articulate a black student is. An unwanted conversation about a Latino’s ability to speak English without an accent.…
ImmigrationProf Blog
“But You Speak So Well”: How Latinos Experience Subtle Racism
Silvia L. Mazzula, Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY) and President-Elect of the Latino Psychological Association of New Jersey, writes about microaggressions on atina/os. Last…