by Peter Huang
Disrupting Racism:
How Society Can Resist and Correct Racist Beliefs
Can racism’s devastating impact on individuals, communities, and societies be prevented?
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In Disrupting Racism: How Society Can Resist and Correct Racist Beliefs, Dr. Peter Henry Huang offers a uniquely holistic approach to anti-racism efforts that draws from his personal experiences as an Asian American, and from his extensive scholarly work in mathematical economics, law, and education.
Writing with wit and intellectual richness, Dr. Huang describes how legal measures against racism can be complemented with mathematical economics, cognitive neuroscience, communication, psychology, and even humor. By sharing about his life as a child prodigy and later as a professor, he infuses his scholarly writing with a friendly, personal charm.
The book makes an important contribution to the often misunderstood problem of racism against Asian Americans, which has dramatically increased in recent years. In addition, Dr. Huang addresses the root causes of all forms of racism. The evidence-based research presented in this book will be helpful for everyone who is eager to help our culture disrupt the plague of racism.
What People Are Saying
Disrupting Racism should be read by everyone. It is a masterpiece. Based on his personal experience, his background as a child prodigy, and his deep knowledge of law and social science, Peter Huang has given an accurate—and wholly empathetic—description of racial discrimination in America (and elsewhere). Remarkably, his characterization of racism leads to sensible and practical prescriptions for how to mitigate this terrible problem—possibly, even to eradicate it.
— GEORGE AKERLOF, 2001 NOBEL LAUREATE IN ECONOMICS
This book throws new light on the damage that is being done by racial discrimination.
— EDMUND PHELPS, 2006 NOBEL LAUREATE IN ECONOMICS AND AUTHOR OF DYNAMISM
Peter Huang is an incredibly engaging writer. Impeccably researched and delightfully presented, this book is one that every American will want to read. It is a true page-turner that beautifully combines economics, law, psychology, and the study of American racism.
— NATALIE MARTIN, PROFESSOR OF LAW AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW
About the Author
Dr. Peter Huang graduated from Princeton University at age seventeen. He quickly went on to earn a doctorate in applied mathematics from Harvard University and later completed a JD with distinction from Stanford University Law School. He has published nearly seventy academic articles on topics related to anti-discrimination, leadership, and social justice. Peter is also a fun and wise uncle to his nieces and nephews, and an intellectual sparring partner for his tiger mother.
Disrupting Racism: How Society Can Resist and Correct Racist Beliefs
Copyright © 2023 by Peter Henry Huang
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Colorado Springs, CO 80949
ISBN Print Version: 979-8-9906236-8-2
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