Rethinking the Asian American movement / Daryl Joji Maeda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maeda, Daryl J.

Series:

American social and political movements of the twentieth century.

American social and political movements of the twentieth century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asian Americans--Politics and government--20th century.

Asian Americans.

Asian Americans--Social conditions--20th century.

United States--Race relations--History--20th century.

United States.

United States--Social conditions--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 189 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Although it is one of the least-known social movements of the 1960s and 1970s, the Asian American movement drew upon some of the most powerful currents of the era, and had a wide-ranging impact on the political landscape of Asian America, and more generally, the United States. Using the racial discourse of the black power and other movements, as well as antiwar activist and the global decolonization movements, the Asian American movement succeeded in creating a multi-ethnic alliance of Asians in the United States and gave them a voice in their own destinies. Rethinking the Asian

Contents:

Cover; Rethinking the Asian American Movement; Copyright; Contents; Series Editor's Introduction; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: Reframing the Movement; 1. Key Organizations; 2. Campus Activism; 3. Community Activism in Cities and the Countryside; 4. Arts and Culture; 5. Interracialism, Internationalism, and Intersections of Gender and Race; 6. Consolidations and Transformation; 7. Conclusion: The Asian American Movement Remix; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from pdf title page (EBSCO, viewed on March 22, 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-59925-8

1-283-46206-0

9786613462060

0-203-35748-5

1-136-59926-6

9780203357484

OCLC:

798530630