Building Bridges Across Differences to Meet Social Action Goals: Being and Creating Allies Among People of Color

• DOI: 10.1007/s10464-006-9048-1
• Publication Date: 2006-06-12T17:44:16Z
• Authors: Karen L. Suyemoto; Claudia A. Fox Tree
• Keywords: White (mutation); Health psychology; People of color; Minority group; White privilege

Abstract Although challenges of anti‐racist work are most commonly framed in relation to White people and People Color, there significant involved creating allies across minority racial groups. This article describes our experiences within a community organization aimed at training culturally sensitive K‐12 educators. As Asian American Native facilitators group color who were predominantly Black, we describe relative marginalization (mostly failed) attempts create change the be more inclusive perspectives, experiences, needs non‐Black people/students color. We contextualize these experienced conflicts race hierarchies, “divide conquer strategy” maintenance privilege. offer reflections for how minorities engaged education could better organizations might foster environments that contribute creation alliances.