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Autore |
Lien Pei-te <1957-> |
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Titolo |
The making of Asian America through political participation / / Pei-te Lien |
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Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2001 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (310 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Asian Americans - Politics and government |
Asian Americans - Social conditions |
Political participation - Social aspects - United States |
United States Race relations Political aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-281) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Charting a Hidden Terrain: Historical Struggles for Inclusion and Justice Prior to the Era of Civil Rights and Electoral Politics; 2. Constructing a Community That (Almost) Cannot Be: Contemporary Movements Toward Liberation and Empowerment-After 1965; 3. Participation in Electoral Politics: Evolving Patterns in Hawaii and Mainland States; 4. How Can We All Get Along? Cross-Racial Coalition-Building Possibilities and Barriers; 5. What Ties That Bind? Comparing Political Attitudes and Behavior Across Major Asian American Groups |
6. Linking Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender: Asian American Women and Political ParticipationConclusion; Appendix: Researching Asian American Political Behavior with Sample Surveys: A Methodological Report; Notes; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Asian Americans are widely believed to be passive and compliant participants in the U.S. political process-if they participate at all. In this ground-breaking book, Pei-te Lien maps the actions and strategies of Asian Americans as they negotiate a space in the American political arena.Professor Lien looks at political participation by Asian Americans prior to 1965 and then examines, at both organizational and mass politics levels, how race, ethnicity, and transnationalism help to |
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