title: "Take your own path": minority leaders encountering and overcoming barriers in cultural community centers.
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 in the workplace.
authors.forename: Kevin Lynn
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Flores
authors.forename: Gina Sue
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Matkin
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology; D003144:Communication Barriers; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology*; D011287:Prejudice; D011364:Professional Practice; D013240:Stereotyping; D014481:United States