Asian American political participation : emerging constituents and their political identities / Janelle Wong [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wong, Janelle, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asian Americans--Politics and government.

Asian Americans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (389 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Asian Americans are a small percentage of the U.S.population, but their numbers are steadily rising--from less than a million in 1960 to more than 15 million today.They are also a remarkably diverse population--representing several ethnicities, religions, and languages--and they enjoy higher levels of education and income than any other U.S.

Contents:

Contents; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Making Visible: Political Participation; Chapter 2. Settling In: Immigrant Adaptation; Chapter 3. Political Geography; Chapter 4. Democrat, Republican, or None of the Above?; Chapter 5. National Origin, Pan-Ethnicity, and Racial Identity; Chapter 6. Civic Engagement: Secular and Religious Organizations; Chapter 7. Making Sense of the Whole; Chapter 8. Activists and the Future of Asian American Political Participation; Appendix A. Conceptualizing Race and National Origin; Appendix B. Survey Instrument

Appendix C. Additional Bivariate TablesAppendix D. Multivariate Models of Participation; Appendix E. Stages of Participation; Appendix F. Survey Design; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-61044-755-7

OCLC:

861793302