Citizens of Asian America : democracy and race during the Cold War /

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During the Cold War, Soviet propaganda highlighted U.S. racism in order to undermine the credibility of U.S. democracy. In response, incorporating racial and ethnic minorities in order to affirm that America worked to ensure the rights of all and was superior to communist countries became a national...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cheng, Cindy I-Fen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, 2013.
Colección:Nation of newcomers.
Temas:
Since 1900
Asian Americans > History > 20th century.
Asian Americans > Ethnic identity.
Asian Americans > Cultural assimilation.
Asian Americans > Civil rights.
Cold War > Social aspects > United States.
Américains d'origine asiatique > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Américains d'origine asiatique > Identité ethnique.
Américains d'origine asiatique > Acculturation.
Américains d'origine asiatique > Droits.
Guerre froide > Aspect social > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Asian American Studies.
HISTORY > United States > General.
Asian Americans.
Race relations.
Social aspects.
Social conditions.
United States > Social conditions > 1945-
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales > 1945-
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Histoire > 20e siècle.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Asian American Racial Formation and the Image of American Democracy
  • Legislating nonwhite crossings into white suburbia
  • Living in the suburbs, becoming Americans
  • Asian American firsts and the progress toward racial integration
  • McCarran Act persecutions and the fight for alien rights
  • Advancing racial equality and internationalism through immigration reform
  • Conclusion : Cold War America and the Appeal to See Past Race.

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