Nationality and class can become privilege markers abroad despite race

Evidence

For example, every summer, I teach in South Africa. When I go shopping in the stores, the white shopkeepers often frown at my brown face. As soon as I speak in my American accent, their faces beam and they are most helpful. I represent the almighty dollar. That same status has caused me to fear being robbed or ripped off, since I might be regarded as a “rich American.” It took me a number of trips before I realized that indeed I am a rich American, at least as juxtaposed to the majority of Africans. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1168

Categorization

• QUESTION: Worth chasing: how does nationality trump race in some global interactions, and when does it fail to?
• XREF: connects to: Nationality can offset racial disadvantage when abroad — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1168