1. "TAKE YOUR OWN PATH": MINORITY LEADERS ENCOUNTERING AND OVERCOMING BARRIERS IN CULTURAL COMMUNITY CENTERS.
- Author
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FLORES, KEVIN LYNN and MATKIN, GINA SUE
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ASIANS , *BLACK people , *BUSINESS networks , *CONCEPTUAL structures , *DISCRIMINATION (Sociology) , *ETHNIC groups , *EXECUTIVES , *HISPANIC Americans , *HOPE , *INTERVIEWING , *LABOR supply , *LEADERSHIP , *MENTORING , *MINORITIES , *NONPROFIT organizations , *PREJUDICES , *RACISM , *RESEARCH , *STEREOTYPES , *VOLUNTARY health agencies , *QUALITATIVE research , *JUDGMENT sampling , *NARRATIVES , *SELF advocacy ,RESEARCH evaluation - Abstract
Minority leaders face workplace issues not experienced by white leaders including lack of support, discrimination, racism, and stereotyping. The purpose of this study was to explore how racial/ethnic minority leaders encountered and overcame barriers as leaders of cultural community centers. Three racial/ethnic minority executive directors of cultural community centers located in a Midwestern city were interviewed and their responses were hand-coded to develop themes. Six themes emerged from this process: finding "inspiration", "developing thick skin", "stereotypes", "damage from within", "take your path", and. "hope". Their stories help us understand the complexities of inter-racial relations m the workplace. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014