Political participation and ethnic minorities : Chinese overseas in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the United States

Bibliographic Information

Political participation and ethnic minorities : Chinese overseas in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the United States

Amy L. Freedman

Routledge, 2000

  • : pbk

Available at  / 25 libraries

Search this Book/Journal

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-222) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

From New York City's Chinatown to urban Indonesia, there are fifty-five million ethnic Chinese living outside of China. Their strong sense of community, along with their considerable economic clout, makes them a compelling group with which to study immigrant political participation. Amy Freedman's empirical study examines the hows and whys of Chinese overseas political activity in three diverse countries. When, and under what conditions, do immigrants become active in the political process? Does political influence stem from group mobilization? What role do communal organizations and their leaders play in determining participation? In answering these questions, Freedman assesses the goals and objectives of ethnic communities entering the political fray.

Table of Contents

1 INTRODUCTION 2 THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND INFLUENCE 3 MALAYSIA: INSTITUTIONALIZED PARTICIPATION 4 SUHARTO'S INDONESIA: OUTSIDERS TIED TO THE PALACE 5 CHINESE IN THE UNITED STATES 6 SUBURBANIZATION: CHINESE IN MONTEREY PARK, CALIFORNIA 7 NEW YORK: THE CITY OF ETHNIC POLITICS

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

Page Top