Racialized Experiences with Host Nationals: The Experiences of U.S. Religious Cross-cultural Workers of Color
Religious cross-cultural workers of color (RCCWC s) from the United States serve in international contexts with their own racialized dynamics. In order to explore how race shapes RCCWC s’ experiences with host nationals, sixteen qualitative interviews with RCCWC s were conducted. Three major finding...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2023
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Mission studies
Year: 2023, Volume: 40, Issue: 3, Pages: 433-454 |
| Further subjects: | B
missions organizations
B religious cross-cultural workers of color B Missionaries B Racial Identity B Diversity B Race B Ethnic Identity B racial and ethnic minorities B social construction of race |
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| Summary: | Religious cross-cultural workers of color (RCCWC s) from the United States serve in international contexts with their own racialized dynamics. In order to explore how race shapes RCCWC s’ experiences with host nationals, sixteen qualitative interviews with RCCWC s were conducted. Three major findings emerged from the data: (1) sharing a similar racial or ethnic identity with host nationals results in perceived advantages and disadvantages, (2) racialized encounters prompted reflection on racial and ethnic identity, and (3) strategies developed to deal with racialized fatigue contributed to resilience. The findings of this study contribute to the academic literature on race in intercultural contexts and have practical implications for U.S. sending organizations and RCCWC s. 来自美国的有色人种跨文化宗教工作者 (RCCWC) 在国际背景下以自己的种族化动态服务。为了探索种族如何影响 RCCWC 与东道国国民的体验，本文对 RCCWC 进行了 16 次定性访谈。数据得出三个主要发现:(1) 与东道国国民分享相似的种族或民族身份会导致感知到的优势和劣势；(2) 种族化的遭遇促使人们反思种族和民族身份；(3) 制定应对种族疲劳的策略有助于增强韧性。这项研究的结果为跨文化背景下的种族学术文献做出了贡献，并对美国差派机构和 RCCWC 具有实际意义。 |
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| ISSN: | 1573-3831 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Mission studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15733831-12341930 |