Mobilizing an Asian American community
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Mobilizing an Asian American community
(Asian American history and culture series)
Temple University Press, 2004
- : cloth
- : pbk
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-281) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Focusing on San Diego in the post-Civil Rights era, Linda Trinh Vo examines the ways Asian Americans drew together despite many differences within the group to construct a community that supports a variety of social, economic, political, and cultural organizations. Using historical materials, ethnographic fieldwork, and interviews, Linda Trinh Vo traces the political strategies that enable Asian Americans to bridge ethnicity, generation, gender, language, and class differences, among others. She demonstrates that mobilization is not a smooth, linear process and shows how the struggle over ideologies, political strategies, and resources affects the development of community organizations. Vo also analyzes how Asian Americans construct their relationship with Asia and how they forge relationships with other racialized communities of color. Vo argues that the situation in San Diego illuminates other localities across the country where Asians face challenges trying to organize, find sufficient resources, create leaders, and define strategies.
Linda Trinh Vo is Associate Professor of Asian American Studies at the University of California, Irvine; she is the co-editor with Rick Bonus of "Contemporary Asian American Communities: Intersections and Divergences" (Temple). She also co-edited with Marian Sciachitano "Asian American Women: The 'Frontiers' Reader" and co-edited with Gilbert Gonzalez, Raul Fernandez, Vivian Price, and David Smith "Labor Versus Empire: Race, Gender, and Migration".
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments1. Introduction: Paths of Resistance and Accommodation for Asian Americans2. Asian Immigration and Settlement in San Diego3. The Politics of Social Services for a "Model Minority": The Union of Pan Asian Communities4. Cultural Images and the Media: Racialization and Oppositional Practices5. Economic Positioning: Resources, Opportunities, and Mobilization6. "Where Do We Stand?" Politics, Representation, and Leadership7. Mapping Asian America: In Search of "Our" History and "Our" Community8. Ambiguities and Contradictions: Narratives of Identity and Community9. Conclusion: Milestones and Crossroads for Asian AmericansList of IntervieweesNotesReferencesIndex
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