The making of Asian America through political participation / Pei-te Lien.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lien, Pei-te, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asian Americans--Politics and government.

Asian Americans.

Asian Americans--Social conditions.

Political participation--Social aspects--United States.

Political participation.

United States--Race relations--Political aspects.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Asian 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

Contents:

Contents; 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

6. 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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-281) and index.

ISBN:

9781439905432

1439905436

OCLC:

646066539