Contesting the last frontier : race, gender, ethnicity, and political representation of Asian Americans / Pei-Te Lien and Nicole Filler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lien, Pei-te, 1957- author.

Filler, Nicole, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asian Americans--Politics and government.

Asian Americans.

Asian Americans--Political activity--United States.

Asian American legislators.

Women--Political activity--United States.

Women.

Minorities--Political activity--United States.

Minorities.

Race--Political aspects--United States.

Race.

Asian Americans--Political activity.

Minorities--Political activity.

Race--Political aspects.

Women--Political activity.

United States.

Genre:

Informational works

Informational works.

Physical Description:

xvi, 267 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]

Summary:

In Contesting the Last Frontier, Pei-te Lien and Nicole Filler examine the scope and significance of the rise of Asian Pacific Americans (APA) in U.S. elective office over the past half-century. To help interpret the complex experiences of these political women and men situated at the intersection of race, gender, and other dimensions of marginalization, Lien and Filler adopt an intersectionality framework that puts women of color at the center of their analysis. They also draw on their own original dataset of APA electoral participation over the past 70 years, as well as in-depth interviews with elected officials. They examine APA candidates' trajectories to office, their divergent patterns of political socialization, the barriers and opportunities they face on the campaign trail, and how these elected officials enact their roles as representatives at local, state, and federal levels of government. In turn, they counter various tropes, including the "model minority" myth that suggests that Americans have attained a level of success in education, work, and politics that precludes attention to racial discrimination. Importantly, the book also provides a look into how APA elected officials of various origins strive to serve the interests of the rapidly expanding and majority-immigrant population, especially those disadvantaged by the intersections of gender, ethnicity, and nativity. Ambitious and comprehensive, Contesting the Last Frontier fills an important gap in American electoral history and uncovers the lived experiences of APA women and men on the campaign trail and in elective office.

Contents:

Preface

Introduction

Gendered History of Immigration and Political Socialization in the Election of Asians

Evolution of the Electoral Landscape: Expanding Gender, Ethnic, and Geographic Horizons in Political Representation and Local Incorporation

Getting Connected and Elected with Political Parties

Advancing Justice through Transformative Leadership and Substantive and Symbolic Representation

Conclusion

Appendices.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-255) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9780190077679

0190077670

9780190077686

0190077689

OCLC:

1298383316