Anti-Asian Violence in North America Asian American and Asian Canadian Reflections on Hate, Healing and Resistance

by Hall, Patricia Wong; Hwang, Victor M.; Sims, Mary-Woo; Hall, P.W; Yoshida, Michelle; Lee, Mavis K.; Mar, Eric; Mathur, Ashok; Chow, Ritz; Ling, Jia; Joo, Misa Kawai; Watada, Terry; Tang, Doug A.; Hall, P W.

• ISBN13: 9780742504592
• ISBN10: 074250459X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-09
• Publisher: AltaMira Press

Summary

Violent and sometimes fatal acts of racial hatred are drawing increasing attention around the nation. Asian American and Asian Canadian authors discuss the impacts of racial crime, exploring the relationship between the physical or verbal acts to issues of ethnic identity, civil rights of immigrants, Internet racism, sexual violence, language and violence, economic scapegoating, and police brutality. They offer suggestions for combating hate crime with coalition building and community resisatnce, as well as legal prosecution and police training. The compelling narratives are a valuable resource for courses in Asian American studies, race and ethnic studies, sociology, criminology, and for anyone who wants to understand racial violence in North America. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Author Biography

Patricia Wong Hall teaches university courses on Asian religions, Asian American studies, and Asian American women (race and gender issues). She is also a writer, producer of plays, and community advocate Victor M. Hwang is the managing attorney of the Asian Law Caucus in San Francisco, the nation's oldest civil rights legal organization serving the Asian Pacific American population. He is active in several coalitions that deal with hate crimes and discrimination issues

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	1	(28)
P.W. Hall
Part One: Activism and the Law
Transferred Intent: The Pervasiveness of Hate Crimes	29	(14)
Michelle Yoshida
The Interrelationship between Anti-Asian Violence and Asian America	43	(24)
Victor M. Hwang
Hate Crime on the Internet: The University of California, Irvine, Case	67	(10)
Mavis K. Lee
From Vincent Chin to Kuan Chung Kao: Restoring Dignity to Their Lives	77	(16)
Eric Mar
Part Two: Language and Identity
Some Substitute Stories, Out of School	93	(12)
Ashok Mathur
Fire at My Face: Growing Up Immigrant	105	(18)
Ritz Chow
Part Three: Growth and Resistance
Am I Beautiful Now?	123	(10)
Jia Ling
Newly Immigrated to America: A Narrative of Violence	133	(10)
Misa Kawai Joo
To Serve and Protect	143	(10)
Terry Watada
My Noose	153	(30)
Doug A. Tang
Part Four: Epilogue and Afterword
Epilogue	171	(8)
P. W. Hall
Afterword	179	(4)
Mary-Woo Sims
Index	183	(10)
About the Editors and Contributors	193