We Are (Not) on the Same Team: Understanding Asian Americans' Unique Navigation of Workplace Discrimination.

This article examines how Asian Americans (AsAms)—defined as Americans of East or Southeast Asian or Pacific Islander descent—navigate workplace racial discrimination amid American society's polarized views of them as either insiders (American) or outsiders (Asian). Through three studies combining qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys conducted during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, the research identifies two distinct psychosocial navigation pathways linked to AsAms' group identifications. Those with strong American identification tend to blame and withhold forgiveness from offenders, leading to intentions to leave their organizations ("suffering path"), whereas those with strong Asian identification engage in perspective taking and forgiveness, fostering intentions to stay ("protected path"). These dual pathways reflect AsAms' internalization of societal polarization and were found to be largely unique to AsAms compared to other racial-minority groups, highlighting the importance of recognizing their complex, intersecting identities in understanding their workplace discrimination experiences.