When minority youth call a member of their own ethnic group an "oreo" or a "coconut" they are

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The terms "oreo" and "coconut" refer to someone who is perceived as "acting white" or betraying their own culture. This illustrates the conflict that minority youth experience between fitting in with the majority culture and maintaining their own cultural identity. It is not necessarily a display of strong racial prejudice, and it may not always contribute to adaptive identity achievement.

When Minority Youth Call a Member of Their Own Ethnic