04068nam 2200781Ia 450 991078211030332120230207225748.01-282-49332-997866124933240-7391-3019-6(CKB)1000000000539534(EBL)467129(OCoLC)250632742(SSID)ssj0000247149(PQKBManifestationID)12050431(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000247149(PQKBWorkID)10195346(PQKB)11483933(MiAaPQ)EBC467129(Au-PeEL)EBL467129(CaPaEBR)ebr10353659(CaONFJC)MIL249332(EXLCZ)99100000000053953420080604d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe snake dance of Asian American activism[electronic resource] community, vision, and power /Michael Liu, Kim Geron, and Tracy LaiLanham, MD Lexington Books20081 online resource (240 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-2719-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.The Snake Dance of Asian American Activism; Contents; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Introduction; Chapter One: Exploring the Asian American Movement Using Social Movement Theory; Chapter Two: Background to the Formation of the AAM; Chapter Three: Swelling Rhythm: The 1960s Era and the Conditions for Change; Chapter Four: The Birth of the Movement: Stepping Toward New Values and New Community; Chapter Five: The Mature Movement (1976-1982): Weaving through New Surroundings; Chapter Six: From Vincent Chin to Jesse Jackson (1983-1989): The Horned Snake RattlesChapter Seven: Last Dance and a New Motion in a Tube of Bamboo (Post-1990)Chapter Eight: Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors; PhotospreadThis text reinterprets a misunderstood and overlooked epoch of the Asian American experience, the Asian American Movement (AAM). The authors argue that, contrary to the common view of the movement as a passing phase limited to college youth, the Asian American Movement spanned diverse political viewpoints and became increasingly sophisticated and effective. Asian Americans were active participants and played unique roles in the social movements that convulsed the 1960s and 1970s, particularly in protestsagainst the Vietnam War. The book traces the history of the AAM from its roots in the 193Asian AmericansPolitics and government20th centuryAsian AmericansSocial conditions20th centuryPolitical activistsUnited StatesHistory20th centuryCivil rights movementsUnited StatesHistory20th centurySocial movementsUnited StatesHistory20th centuryCommunity lifeUnited StatesHistory20th centurySocial justiceUnited StatesHistory20th centuryPower (Social sciences)United StatesHistory20th centuryUnited StatesRace relationsHistory20th centuryUnited StatesSocial conditions20th centuryHistory.fastAsian AmericansPolitics and governmentAsian AmericansSocial conditionsPolitical activistsHistoryCivil rights movementsHistorySocial movementsHistoryCommunity lifeHistorySocial justiceHistoryPower (Social sciences)History305.89507309Liu Michael1948-1170555Geron Kim1951-1477441Lai Tracy A. M.1951-1477442MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782110303321The snake dance of Asian American activism3692618UNINA