Asian American political action : suburban transformations / James S. Lai.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lai, James S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asian Americans--Politics and government.

Asian Americans.

Asian Americans--Politics and government--Case studies.

Immigrants--Political activity--United States.

Immigrants.

Political participation--United States.

Political participation.

Suburbs--United States.

Suburbs.

Suburban life--United States.

Suburban life.

United States--Politics and government--1989-.

United States.

United States--Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Where are Asian Americans gaining political power in the United States today? And how? Looking beyond traditional conceptions of immigrant political behavior in "gateway" cities, James Lai comprehensively analyzes how Asian Americans are not only winning elected office, but also sustaining representation, in places as diverse as California, Texas, Wisconsin, and Maryland. Lai's multidimensional approach and vivid case studies illustrate both the unique characteristics and the political commonalities of Asian communities throughout the United States: their core populations, civic organizations, political leanings, and specific electoral challenges and successes. The result is a complex portrait of the breadth of Asian American participation in contemporary multiracial politics.

Contents:

The suburbanization of Asian American politics

Political mobilization and incorporation : an analytical framework

From exclusion to inclusion : the four stages of Asian American politics

Locating contemporary political incorporation : the suburb vs. the metropolis

Cupertino, California : a pan-ethnic suburb in Silicon Valley

Garden Grove and Westminster, California : Vietnamese American political incorporation in Orange County's "Little Saigon"

Gardena, California : two generations of a Japanese American majority city council

Montgomery County, Maryland : emerging Asian American suburbs inside the Washington Beltway

Sugar Land, Texas : the political awakenings of Asian Americans in a Houston suburb

Bellevue, Washington : Asian American politics in a Pacific Northwest suburb

Daly City, California : the barriers to Filipino American political incorporation

Eau Claire, Wisconsin : the political rise of the Hmong American community

Fitchburg, Massachusetts : the political incorporation of Asian Americans in a Boston suburb

Forging ahead : the future political trajectories of Asian Americans.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62637-291-8

OCLC:

1334345053