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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811091803321

Autore

Fernando Shanti Irene <1965->

Titolo

Race and the city : Chinese Canadian and Chinese American political mobilization / / Shanti Fernando

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Vancouver, : UBC Press, 2006

ISBN

1-282-74109-8

9786612741098

0-7748-5513-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Disciplina

971/.004951

Soggetti

Chinese Americans - Politics and government

Chinese Americans - California - Los Angeles - Politics and government

Canada Race relations

United States Race relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : racing against time and place -- Systemic racism in Canada -- Toronto : political participation and Chinese Canadian community groups in the multicultural city -- Systemic racism in the United States -- Los Angeles : political mobilization and the place of Chinese/Asian American community groups in the multicultural city -- Conclusion : racing into the future.

Sommario/riassunto

In Race and the City, Shanti Fernando presents an elegant analysis of the mechanisms of political mobilization under systemic racism that draws on case studies, interviews, and a detailed understanding of the racialized legal and sociocultural histories of both the United States and Canada. She argues that while increasing diversity may be a challenge for systemic inclusiveness, it is one that must be met if Canada is to uphold its vision of a truly democratic society.