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Title Asian Americans and politics : perspectives, experiences, prospects / edited by Gordon H. Chang
Published Washington, D.C. : Woodrow Wilson Center Press ; Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, [2001]
Copyright ©2001
Location Call number ITEM STATUS
 MAIN STACKS  E184.O6 A8427 2001  Nearby on shelf  AVAILABLE
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Description xiv, 425 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Asian Americans -- Politics and government
Academic Subj. History (United States)
Asian Pacific American Studies
Alternate Author Chang, Gordon H
ISBN 0804740518 acid-free paper
0804742014 paperback acid-free paper
Table of Contents
 Figures and Tables 
 Preface 
 Introduction / Gordon H. Chang1
1Asian Americans and Politics: Some Perspectives from History / Gordon H. Chang13
2Racial Triangulation of Asian Americans / Claire Jean Kim39
3Citizenship Nullification: The Impossibility of Asian American Politics / Neil T. Gotanda79
4Beyond Electoral Politics: Renewing a Search for a Paradigm of Asian Pacific American Politics / Don T. Nakanishi102
5Asian Americans as the Median Voters: An Exploration of Attitudes and Voting Patterns on Ballot Initiatives / Wendy K. Tam Cho, Bruce E. Cain133
6Changing of the Guard? The Emerging Immigrant Majority in Asian American Politics / Paul M. Ong, David E. Lee153
7Voting Participation: Race, Gender, and the Comparative Status of Asian American Women / Pei-Te Lien173
8U.S.-Born, Immigrant, Refugee, or Indigenous Status: Public Policy Implications for Asian Pacific American Families / Kenyon S. Chan197
9Asian Pacific American Youth: Pathways for Political Participation / Peter Nien-Chu Kiang230
10Seen, Rich, but Unheard? The Politics of Asian Indians in the United States / Sanjeev Khagram, Manish Desai, Jason Varughese258
11Impact of Mainstream Political Mobilization on Asian American Communities: The Case of Korean Americans in Los Angeles, 1992-1998 / Edward J. W. Park285
12People from China Crossing the River: Asian American Political Empowerment and Foreign Influence / Frank H. Wu, Francey Lim Youngberg311
13Lessons Learned from the "Locke for Governor" Campaign / Judy Yu, Grace T. Yuan354
14Building on the Indigenous Base: The Fund-raising Controversy and the Future of Asian American Political Participation / Paul Y. Watanabe367
15Asian Americans and Multiracial Political Coalitions: New York City's Chinatown and Redistricting, 1990-1991 / Leland T. Saito383
 Contributors409
 Index415



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