Contemporary Asian America: A Multidisciplinary Reader.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zhou, Min, 1956-

Contributor:

Ocampo, Anthony C.

GIC Course Text Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology.

Local Subjects:

Sociology.

Edition:

Third edition.

Summary:

Who are Asian Americans? Since the 1960s, when different Asian immigrant groups came together under the "Asian American" umbrella, they have tirelessly carved out their presence in the labor market, education, politics, and pop culture. Many times, they have done so in the face of racism, discrimination, sexism, homophobia, and socioeconomic disadvantage. Today, contemporary Asian America has emerged as an incredibly diverse population, with each segment of the community facing its unique challenges. When Contemporary Asian America was first published in 2000, it exposed its readers to the formation and development of Asian American studies as an academic field. It was the first volume to integrate a broad range of interdisciplinary research and approaches from a social science perspective to assess the effects of immigration, community development, and socialization on Asian American communities. This updated third edition discusses the impact of September 11 on Asian American identity and citizenship; the continued influence of globalization on past and present waves of immigration and community building; the intersection of race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class on the experiences of Asian immigrants and their children; and the impact of the model minority stereotype. The volume also provides study questions and recommended supplementary readings and documentary films. This critical text offers a broad overview of Asian American studies and the current state of Asian America. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Claiming Visibility: The Asian American Movement

1 "On Strike!" San Francisco State College Strike, 1968-1969: The Role of Asian American Students / Karen Umemoto Umemoto, Karen 25

2 The "Four Prisons" and the Movements of Liberation: Asian American Activism from the 1960s to the 1990s / Glenn Omatsu Omatsu, Glenn 60

Study Questions 96

Suggested Readings 96

Films 97

Part II Traversing Borders: Contemporary Asian Immigration to the United States

3 Contemporary Asian America: Immigration, Demographic Transformation, and Ethnic Formation / Min Zhou Zhou, Min, Anthony C. Ocampo Ocampo, Anthony C., J. V. Gatewood Gatewood, J. V. 101

4 The Waves of War: Refugees, Immigrants, and New Americans from Southeast Asia / Carl L. Bankston III Bankston, Carl L. III, Danielle Antoinette Hidalgo Hidalgo, Danielle Antoinette 129

Study Questions 152

Suggested Readings 152

Films 153

Part III Ties That Bind: The Immigrant Family and the Ethnic Community

5 New Household Forms, Old Family Values: The Formation and Reproduction of the Filipino Transnational Family in Los Angeles / Rhacel Salazar Parreñas Parreñas, Rhacel Salazar 157

6 The Reorganization of Hmong American Families in Response to Poverty / Yang Sao Xiong Xiong, Yang Sao 175

7 Enclaves, Ethnoburbs, and New Patterns of Settlement among Asian Immigrants / Wei Li Li, Wei, Emily Shop Shop, Emily, Wan Yu Yu, Wan 193

Study Questions 212

Suggested Readings 212

Films 213

Part IV Struggling to get Ahead: Economy and Work

8 Just Getting a fob Is Not Enough: How Indian Americans Navigate the Workplace / Pawan Dhingra Dhingra, Pawan 217

9 Gender, Migration, and Work: Filipina Health Care Professionals to the United States / Yen Le Espiritu Espiritu, Yen Le 236

10 The Making and Transnationalization of an Ethnic Niche: Vietnamese Manicurists / Susan Eckstein Eckstein, Susan, Thanh-Nghi Nguyen Nguyen, Thanh-Nghi 257

Study Questions 286

Suggested Readings 286

Films 287

Part V Sexuality in Asian America

11 "Tomboys" and "Baklas": Experiences of Lesbian and Gay Filipino Americans / Kevin L. Nadal Nadal, Kevin L., Melissa J. H. Corpus Corpus, Melissa J. H. 291

12 No Fats, Femmes, or Asians: The Utility of Critical Race Theory in Examining the Role of Gay Stock Stories in the Marginalization of Gay Asian Men / C. Winter Han Han, C. Winter 312

Study Questions 329

Suggested Readings 329

Films 330

Part VI Race and Asian American Identity

13 Are Asians Black? The Asian American Civil Rights Agenda and the Contemporary Significance of the Paradigm / Janine Young Kim Kim, Janine Young 333

14 Are Second-Generation Filipinos "Becoming" Asian American or Latino? Historical Colonialism, Culture, and Panethnicity / Anthony C. Ocampo Ocampo, Anthony C. 358

15 Are Asian Americans Becoming White? / Min Zhou Zhou, Min 378

Study Questions 385

Suggested Readings 386

Films 387

Part VII Intermarriages and Multiracial Ethnicity

16 Are We "Postracial"? Intermarriage, Multiracial Identification, and Changing Color Lines / Jennifer Lee Lee, Jennifer, Frank D. Bean Bean, Frank D. 391

17 Mapping Multiple Histories of Korean American Transnational Adoption / Kim Park Nelson Nelson, Kim Park 404

Study Questions 428

Suggested Readings 428

Films 429

Part VIII Confronting Adversity: Racism, Stereotyping, and Exclusion

18 A Letter to My Sister and a Twenty-Five-Year Anniversary / Lisa Park Park, Lisa 433

19 "Racial Profiling" in the War on Terror: Cultural Citizenship and South Asian Muslim Youth in the United States / Sunaina Maira Maira, Sunaina 444

20 Racial Micro aggressions and the Asian American Experience / Derald Wing Sue Sue, Derald Wing, Jennifer Bucceri Bucceri, Jennifer, Annie I. Lin Lin, Annie I., Kevin L. Nadal Nadal, Kevin L., Gina C. Torino Torino, Gina C. 464

Study Questions 485

Suggested Readings 485

Films 486

Part IX Behind The Model Minority

21 Jeremy Lin's Model Minority Problem / Maxwell Leung Leung, Maxwell 491

22 Continuing Significance of the Model Minority Myth: The Second Generation / Lisa Sun-Hee Park Park, Lisa Sun-Hee 497

23 Racial Anxieties, Uncertainties, and Misinformation: A Complex Picture of Asian Americans and Selective College Admissions / Oi Yan Poon Poon, Oi Yan, Ester Sihite Sihite, Ester 508

Study Questions 526

Suggested Readings 526

Films 528

Part X Multiplicity and Interracial Politics

24 Heterogeneity, Hybridity, Multiplicity: Marking Asian American Differences / Lisa Lowe Lowe, Lisa 531

25 Critical Thoughts on Asian American Assimilation in the Whitening Literature / Nadia Y. Kim Kim, Nadia Y. 554

26 Beyond the Perpetual Foreigner and Model Minority Stereotypes: A Critical Examination of How Asian Americans Are Framed / Jennifer Ng Ng, Jennifer, Toon Pak Pak, Toon, Xavier Hernandez Hernandez, Xavier 576

27 Race-Based Considerations and the Obama Vote: Evidence from the 2008 National Asian American Survey / S. Karthick Ramakrishnan Ramakrishnan, S. Karthick, Janelle Wong Wong, Janelle, Taeku Lee Lee, Taeku, Jane Junn Junn, Jane 600

Study Questions 623

Suggested Readings 623

Films 625.

ISBN:

9781479826223