Elusive citizenship : immigration, Asian Americans, and the paradox of civil rights / / John S.W. Park

• Autore: Park John S. W
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : New York University Press, , 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 pages)
• Disciplina: 325.73/095
• Soggetto topico: Asians - United States - History; Immigrants - United States - History; Emigration and immigration law - United States - History
• Soggetto geografico: United States Emigration and immigration History; Asia Emigration and immigration History
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-220) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. " A Subclass within Our Boundaries"; Part I: Theory; 2. Characteristics Arbitrary from a Moral Point of View"; 3. " One Body in the State of Nature"; Part II: Law; 4. " They Do Not and Will Not Assimilate"; 5. " Beyond All Reason in Its Severity"; Part III: Homeless Strangers; 6. " They Will Disappear"; 7. "Loyalty Is a Matter of the Heart and Mind"; 8. "Outside the Pale of Law"; Notes; Index; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: Since the late nineteenth century, federal and state rules governing immigration and naturalization have placed persons of Asian ancestry outside the boundaries of formal membership. A review of leading cases in American constitutional law regarding Asians would suggest that initially, Asian immigrants tended to evade exclusionary laws through deliberate misrepresentations of their identities or through extralegal means. Eventually, many of these immigrants and their descendants came to accept prevailing legal norms governing their citizenship in the United States. In many cases, this involved
• Titolo autorizzato: Elusive citizenship
• ISBN: 0-8147-6810-5; 0-8147-6869-5; 1-4175-8833-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783259803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Critical America.