02926nam 2200637Ia 450 991080962100332120200520144314.01-281-09381-597866110938151-59213-550-1(CKB)1000000000339837(EBL)298894(OCoLC)437182581(SSID)ssj0000232048(PQKBManifestationID)11194977(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000232048(PQKBWorkID)10210242(PQKB)11291540(MiAaPQ)EBC298894(EXLCZ)99100000000033983720060510d2007 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe racial logic of politics Asian Americans and party competition /Thomas P. KimPhiladelphia Temple University Press20071 online resource (205 p.)Asian American history and cultureDescription based upon print version of record.1-59213-548-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-190) and index.Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Ideological Consensus and the Two-Party System; 3 The National Parties, Asian Americans and the Campaign Finance Controversy; 4 Asian American Congressional Representation; 5 Silence, Mobilization, and Asian American Politics; Notes; Selected Bibliography; IndexAs he systemically studies the barriers that Asian Americans face in the electoral and legislative processes, Thomas Kim shows how racism is embedded in America's two-party political system.Here Kim examines the institutional barriers that Asian Americans face in the electoral and legislative processes. Utilizing approaches from ethnic studies and political science, including rational choice theory, he demonstrates how the political logic of two-party competition actually works against Asian American political interests. According to Kim, political party leaders recognize that Asian AmeriAsian American history and culture.Asian AmericansPolitics and governmentAsian AmericansCivil rightsPolitical participationUnited StatesPolitical partiesUnited StatesRacismPolitical aspectsUnited StatesUnited StatesRace relationsPolitical aspectsAsian AmericansPolitics and government.Asian AmericansCivil rights.Political participationPolitical partiesRacismPolitical aspects324.089/95073Kim Thomas P.1969-1757164MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809621003321The racial logic of politics4194864UNINA