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Book SynopsisThis volume is the first to take a broad-ranging look at the engagement of Asian Americans with American politics. Its contributors come from a variety of disciplines-history, political science, sociology, and urban studies-and from the practical political realm.
Trade Review"The collection presents valuable insights into the growing political maturity of Asian American communities."
California History"This is an extraordinarily good collection of essays, one of the finest of its kind that I have encountered. . . . [The essays] are topically varied, theoretically and ideologically diverse, and comprehensive."—
Journal of American Ethnic HistoryTable of ContentsCONTENTS Chang Gordon H. PART ONE 1. Chang Gordon H. 2. Kim Claire Jean 3. Gotanda Neil T. 4. Nakanishi Don T. PART TWO 5. Tam Cho Wendy K. Cain Bruce E. 6. Ong Paul M. Lee David E. 7. Lien Pei-Te PART THREE 8. Chan Kenyon S. 9. Kiang Peter Nien-Chu 10. Khagram Sanjeev Desai Manish Varughese Jason 11. Park Edward J. W. PART FOUR 12. Wu Frank H. Youngberg Francey Lim 13. Yu Judy Yuan Grace T. 14. Watanabe Paul Y. 15. Saito Leland T.