The Transnational Politics of Asian Americans
Published on 15. July 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
252 pages
978-1-59213-861-6 (ISBN)
Description
Discusses Asian Americans as a force for political change on both sides of the Pacific
Reviews / Votes
"The book conveys the sense that there is something dynamic, complex and compelling at work here when considering the transnational dimension of Asian American political lives. The reader is left with a sense as well that in looking at these questions for Asian Americans one is getting at least a glimpse at issues that will apply to a growing number of immigrant Americans from reaches other than Asia."-Paul Watanabe, Director of the Institute for Asian American Studies, University of Massachusetts, BostonMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia PA
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59213-861-6 (9781592138616)
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Persons
Christian Collet is Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at the International Christian University, Tokyo.
Pei-te Lien is Professor of Political Science affiliated with Asian American Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her book The Making of Asian America through Political Participation (Temple), received the 2002 Best Book Award on Political Participation, Voting, Elections, and Political Behavior from APSA's Division on Race, Ethnicity, and Politics.
Pei-te Lien is Professor of Political Science affiliated with Asian American Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her book The Making of Asian America through Political Participation (Temple), received the 2002 Best Book Award on Political Participation, Voting, Elections, and Political Behavior from APSA's Division on Race, Ethnicity, and Politics.
Content
List of Figures and Tables
Foreword
Acknowledgments
1. The Transnational Politics of Asian Americans: Controversies, Questions, Convergence
PART I: Asian States and Nationalisms in Asian American Politics: Then and Now
2. Dancing with the Rising Sun: Strategic Alliances between Japanese Immigrants and Their "Home" Government
3. Journeys of Discovery and Difference: Transnational Politics and the Union of Democratic Filipinos
4. Contested Nation: Vietnam and the Emergence of Saigon Nationalism in the United States
PART II: The Practices and Sites of Asian American Transnational Politics
5. Transnational Dimensions of Community Empowerment: The Victories of Chanrithy Uong and Sam Yoon
6. Working Democracy: Transnational Repertoires of Citizenship among New Chinese Americans
7. The Limits of Transnational Mobilization: Indian American Lobby Groups and the India-U.S. Civil Nuclear Deal
8. Network Governance of Asian American Diasporic Politics
PART III: Transnational Political Behavior and Asian American Identities
9. Like Latinos? Explaining the Transnational Political Behavior of Asian Americans
10. The Intersection of "Americanization" and "Racial Expansion": Nisei Identity Politics in Prewar Hawai'i
11. Does Transnational Living Preclude Pan-Ethnic Thinking? An Exploration of Asian American Identities
Notes
References
About the Contributors
Index
Foreword
Acknowledgments
1. The Transnational Politics of Asian Americans: Controversies, Questions, Convergence
PART I: Asian States and Nationalisms in Asian American Politics: Then and Now
2. Dancing with the Rising Sun: Strategic Alliances between Japanese Immigrants and Their "Home" Government
3. Journeys of Discovery and Difference: Transnational Politics and the Union of Democratic Filipinos
4. Contested Nation: Vietnam and the Emergence of Saigon Nationalism in the United States
PART II: The Practices and Sites of Asian American Transnational Politics
5. Transnational Dimensions of Community Empowerment: The Victories of Chanrithy Uong and Sam Yoon
6. Working Democracy: Transnational Repertoires of Citizenship among New Chinese Americans
7. The Limits of Transnational Mobilization: Indian American Lobby Groups and the India-U.S. Civil Nuclear Deal
8. Network Governance of Asian American Diasporic Politics
PART III: Transnational Political Behavior and Asian American Identities
9. Like Latinos? Explaining the Transnational Political Behavior of Asian Americans
10. The Intersection of "Americanization" and "Racial Expansion": Nisei Identity Politics in Prewar Hawai'i
11. Does Transnational Living Preclude Pan-Ethnic Thinking? An Exploration of Asian American Identities
Notes
References
About the Contributors
Index