03404nam 2200625 a 450 991045822020332120200520144314.01-4399-0543-6(CKB)2560000000015157(EBL)547447(OCoLC)646066539(SSID)ssj0000422488(PQKBManifestationID)11269380(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000422488(PQKBWorkID)10417965(PQKB)10192310(MiAaPQ)EBC547447(MdBmJHUP)muse15574(Au-PeEL)EBL547447(CaPaEBR)ebr10397261(CaONFJC)MIL514611(EXLCZ)99256000000001515720001204d2001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe making of Asian America through political participation[electronic resource] /Pei-te LienPhiladelphia Temple University Press20011 online resource (310 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-56639-895-9 1-56639-894-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-281) and index.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 Groups6. 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; IndexAsian 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 construct a complex American electorate. She looks not only at rates of participation among Asian AmerAsian AmericansPolitics and governmentAsian AmericansSocial conditionsPolitical participationSocial aspectsUnited StatesUnited StatesRace relationsPolitical aspectsElectronic books.Asian AmericansPolitics and government.Asian AmericansSocial conditions.Political participationSocial aspects305.895073Lien Pei-te1957-901774MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458220203321The making of Asian America through political participation2015605UNINA