LEADER 03404nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910458220203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4399-0543-6 035 $a(CKB)2560000000015157 035 $a(EBL)547447 035 $a(OCoLC)646066539 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000422488 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11269380 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000422488 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10417965 035 $a(PQKB)10192310 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC547447 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse15574 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL547447 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10397261 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL514611 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000015157 100 $a20001204d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe making of Asian America through political participation$b[electronic resource] /$fPei-te Lien 210 $aPhiladelphia $cTemple University Press$d2001 215 $a1 online resource (310 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-56639-895-9 311 $a1-56639-894-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 257-281) and index. 327 $aContents; 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 327 $a6. 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 330 $aAsian 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 Amer 606 $aAsian Americans$xPolitics and government 606 $aAsian Americans$xSocial conditions 606 $aPolitical participation$xSocial aspects$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xRace relations$xPolitical aspects 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAsian Americans$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aAsian Americans$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aPolitical participation$xSocial aspects 676 $a305.895073 700 $aLien$b Pei-te$f1957-$0901774 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458220203321 996 $aThe making of Asian America through political participation$92015605 997 $aUNINA