Abstract
This study explored the impact of racial microaggressions on Asian American, black, and Latinx students’ perceptions of the campus racial climate at State University (pseudonym), a predominantly white university. Moreover, it explored how these students of color endorse or reject the frames of color-blind racism when describing their microaggressive experiences. Using focus-group interviews, I examined how each racial group experienced the three forms of microaggressions (i.e. microassaults, microinsults, and microinvalidations) on campus as well as analyzed how they endorsed or rejected the frames of color-blind racism (i.e. abstract liberalism, naturalization, cultural racism, and minimization) when describing their campus experiences. Participants who have been “long-involved” in multicultural organizations were recruited from various student clubs on campus. The results confirm that the three forms of microaggressions were present and numerous frames of color-blind racism were endorsed and/or rejected within the racial groups. Within the discussion, I highlight the between-group differences to emphasize the unique experiences of each racial group. This study closes with some suggestions for student affairs professionals and future researchers.