Contemporary Asian America (second edition): A Multidisciplinary Reader - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 081479713X ISBN 13: 9780814797136

Publisher: New York University Press, 2007

Synopsis

When Contemporary Asian America was first published, it exposed its readers to developments within the discipline, from its inception as part of the ethnic consciousness movement of the 1960s to the more contemporary theoretical and practical issues facing Asian America at the century’s end.

This new edition features a number of fresh entries and updated material. It covers such topics as Asian American activism, immigration, community formation, family relations, gender roles, sexuality, identity, struggle for social justice, interethnic conflict/coalition, and political participation.

As in the first edition, Contemporary Asian America provides an expansive introduction to the central readings in Asian American Studies, presenting a grounded theoretical orientation to the discipline and framing key historical, cultural, economic, and social themes with a social science focus. This critical text offers a broad overview of Asian American studies and the current state of Asian America.

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About the Authors

Min Zhou is Tan Lark Sye Chair Professor of Sociology and Director of the Chinese Heritage Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, as well as Professor of Sociology and Asian American Studies and Walter and Shirley Wang Endowed Chair in U.S.-China Relations and Communications, UCLA. She is the author of Contemporary Chinese America and co-author of The Asian American Achievement Paradox.

J. V. Gatewood is a PhD candidate in American Civilization at Brown University.

Edition details

• Publisher: New York University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 081479713X
• ISBN 13: 9780814797136
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 600
• Editor: Zhou Min, Gatewood J. V.