Asian Americans and the Supreme Court : a documentary history
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Asian Americans and the Supreme Court : a documentary history
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Greenwood Press, c1992
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Description
This documentary history critiques major Supreme Court decisions on litigations that Asian Americans brought before the Court over the past 150 years. In eight sections, contributing scholars all consider cases within three conceptual frameworks; (1) the commonly held belief that Asian Americans could not become members of the American community because of their race, (2) the once widely held belief that Orientals are mysterious and inferior, and (3) the assumption that all Asians in America are foreigners.
The book begins with an overview by editor Kim. In section 2, Braeman treats major cases concerning the question of the government's right to exclude, expel, or deport persons of Asian ancestry. In the next section, Hull focuses on major cases on the constitutional question of U.S. citizenship for persons of Asian ancestry. Stuen then discusses cases dealing with the alien land laws of California and Washington. The Japanese internment cases are discussed by Minami and Bannai; and cases dealing with Asian Americans' legal fight to claim their rights for employment, language, and education follow. Next, Gotanda casts the problem of denying Asian Americans their constitutional rights within the analytical framework of the Asian American identity. In the final chapter Tamayo covers the latest changes in America's immigration policies, reviewing major immigration laws passed by Congress during the 20th century and discussing implications of the Immigration Act of 1990. The volume concludes with a case index, a name index, and a subject index.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Harold Hongju Koh
Preface by Hyung-chan Kim
An Overview by Hyung-chan Kim
Deportation and Expulsion by John Braeman
Naturalization and Denaturalization by Elizabeth Hull
Asian Americans and Their Rights for Land Ownership by Thomas E. Stuen
Internment During World War II and Litigations by Lorraine K. Bannai and Dale Minami
Asian Americans and Their Rights for Employment and Education by Philip T. Nash
Asian American Rights and the "Miss Saigon Syndrome" by Neil Gotanda
Asian Americans and Present U.S. Immigration Policies: A Legacy of Asian Exclusion by William R. Tamayo
Case Index
Name Index
Subject Index
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