Each focus group was led by a moderator (JY) and a research assistant. Participants were asked to complete an anonymous demographic questionnaire that included questions to ascertain self-described racial and ethnic identity. This data was linked to the participant ID number. The research assistant recorded the speaker for each comment (i.e., talk-turn). Each comment in the transcripts was then assigned a participant ID number and, as a result, linked to self-identified race / ethnicity.
