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The making of Asian America through political participation /

Asian Americans are widely believed to be passive and compliant participants in the U.S. political process-if they participate at all. In this book, Pei-te Lien maps the actions and strategies of Asian Americans as they negotiate a space in the American political arena. Professor Lien looks at polit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lien, Pei-te, 1957-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2001.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Charting a hidden terrain: historical struggles for inclusion and justice prior to the era of civil rights and electoral politics
  • Constructing a community that (almost) cannot be: contemporary movements toward liberation and empowerment--after 1965
  • Participation in electoral politics: evolving patterns in Hawaii and mainland States
  • How can we all get along? Cross-racial coalition-building possibilities and barriers
  • What ties that bind? Comparing political attitudes and behavior across major Asian American groups
  • Linking race, ethnicity, class, and gender: Asian American women and political participation.