ABSTRACT

New Zealand's indigenous Māori were colonized by the British (now referred to as Pākehā). Scant systematic investigation addresses bicultural/biracial identity for Māori who identify with ethnic groups other than Pākehā. Taking a narrative approach and applying thematic analysis, this paper explores interviews with forty-four Māori Italians, conducted in New Zealand in 2013. We show how Māori Italians negotiate the challenge of constructing positive ethnic identities in a milieu where ethnic hybridity has been defined primarily in relation to the Māori-Pākehā colonial encounter. Focusing on racism and stigma, we demonstrate that Māori Italians run a gauntlet of identity challenges shaped by socio-political contexts. Conversely, Māori Italians draw boundaries between themselves and the dominant Pākehā culture and draw from both Māori and Italian identities to buffer discrimination from Māori, Pākehā, and Italians. Our analysis reveals a multiplicity of interpretations of Māori-Italian identity not yet articulated in social psychology or New Zealand literature.

摘要

新西兰的毛利人是英国人（现在称为帕克哈）的殖民地。缺乏系统的调查来解决毛利人的双文化/混血儿身份，他们认同帕克哈以外的其他种族。本文采用叙事方法并进行主题分析，探讨了2013年在新西兰进行的对44个毛利人意大利人的采访。我们展示了毛利人意大利人如何应对在主要定义种族混杂的环境中构建积极的民族认同的挑战关于毛利人-帕克哈殖民地的遭遇。着眼于种族主义和污名化，我们证明了毛利人的意大利人面临着由社会政治环境所塑造的身份挑战的挑战。反过来，毛利人的意大利人在自己和占主导地位的帕克哈文化之间划清界限，并借鉴毛利人和意大利人的身份，以缓冲来自毛利人，帕克哈和意大利人的歧视。我们的分析揭示了社会心理学或新西兰文学中尚未阐明的对毛利人-意大利人身份的多种解释。