“Echoing the critiques of the Black/White paradigm in critical race theory, Chen centers her discussion on the inequality facing `racialized foreigners’ (immigrants and citizens perceived as foreigners because of their race), particularly Asians, Latinx, and Muslims. The article is a timely intervention into racial and citizenship inequality in today’s America, where the talk of colorblindness prevails . . . . Speaking in the distinct voice of people of color, Chen – herself an American citizen born to parents of Chinese heritage who immigrated to Taiwan and then the United States – shows us what can be seen through `looking to the bottom,” a method proposed by Mari J. Matsuda.'” (footnotes added).
