Asian American Politics; Editor: Nakanishi, Don T.; Editor: Lai, James S.; Paperback

Editor: Nakanishi, Don T.; Editor: Lai, James S.
Paperback; Bibliography, Index
416 pages
Published: October 2002
Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0742518507

Asian Americans are emerging as a political force and yet their politics have not been systematically studied by either social scientists or politicians. Asian American politics transcend simple questions of voting behavior and elective office, going all the way back to early immigration laws and all the way forward to ethnic targeting.For the first time, this book brings together original sources on key topics influencing Asian American politics, knit together by expert scholars who introduce each subject and place it in context with political events and the greater emerging literature. Court cases, legislation, demographics, and key pieces on topics ranging from gender to Japanese American redress to the Los Angeles riots to Wen Ho Lee round out this innovative reader on a pAsian Americans are emerging as a political force and yet their politics have not been systematically studied by either social scientists of politicians. This text brings together original sources on key topics influencing Asian American politics.