Description
Book SynopsisBeyond the gilded gates of Google, little has been written about the suburban communities of Silicon Valley. This book looks at the everyday life and politics inside Silicon Valley against a backdrop of various dramatic demographic shifts. It follows one community over several decades as it transforms from a sleepy rural town to a global gateway.
Trade Review"A timely primer for scholars and students as well as practitioners concerned with race and metropolitan development. Summing Up: Highly recommended." * CHOICE *
“Well-researched and well-written.” * Journal of Urban Affairs *
“Lung-Amam’s ethnographic methods and urban planning lens offer a unique perspective on racialization and change.” * American Journal of Sociology *
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Trespassers is an important contribution to scholars interested in how histories of suburban spatial distinction and social hierarchies operate into the present, as well as new forms of political and civic engagement by minority communities. Refreshingly, non-specialists, community activists, and policy makers also will find Lung-Amam’s prose accessible and informative." * City & Society *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction: Landscapes of Difference
1 • The New Gold Mountain
2 • A Quality Education for Whom?
3 • Mainstreaming the Asian Mall
4 • That “Monster House” Is My Home
5 • Charting New Suburban Storylines
Afterword: Keeping the Dream Alive in Troubled Times
Appendix: Methods for Revealing Hidden Suburban Narratives
Notes
Bibliography
Index
