Document Type
Article
Publication
The American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
Year
2010
Citation Information
Ming H. Chen, Alienated: A Reworking of the Racialization Thesis After September 11, 18 Am. U. J. Gender Soc. Pol'y & L. 411 (2010), available at https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/faculty-articles/216.
Abstract
This article revises widespread application of the racialization thesis to Arabs, Muslims, and South Asians following September 11. It suggests in its place an “alienation thesis” to describe the formation of an alien identity for those perceived and treated as noncitizens. This thesis draws on Asian American and critical race scholarship to re-interpret sociological understandings of the post-September 11 response to Arabs, Muslims, and South Asians. The article concludes that shifting conceptions of this phenomenon is critical to reforming “alienating” practices that function not only to cause harm to their intended targets, but also to distort the legal requirements of immigration law and equality jurisprudence.
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