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9781576072905

East Asian Americans and Political Participation: A Reference Handbook

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  • ISBN13:

    9781576072905

  • ISBN10:

    1576072908

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2005-05-01
  • Publisher: Abc-Clio Inc

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Summary

This expert handbook explores the various means of political participation of East Asian Americans in the United States.

Author Biography

Tsung Chi is associate professor of politics at Occidental College in Los Angeles.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword, Raymond A. Smith ix
Preface xi
List of Abbreviations xv
1 Overview 1(28)
Historic Overview,
1(7)
Demographic Profiles,
8(8)
Political Attitudes,
16(7)
Key Issues Facing East Asian Americans,
23(3)
Conclusion,
26(1)
References,
27(2)
2 Participation in Protest Politics and Social Movements 29(34)
History of Early Protests,
30(5)
Asian American Movement,
35(11)
Case Studies,
46(10)
Conclusion,
56(2)
References,
58(5)
3 Participation in Ethnic Interest Groups 63(40)
History of Early Ethnic Interest Groups,
64(16)
National Ethnic Interest Groups,
80(9)
Regional Ethnic Interest Groups,
89(2)
Case Studies,
91(7)
Conclusion,
98(1)
References,
99(4)
4 Participation in Electoral Politics 103(36)
Naturalization and Citizenship,
104(3)
Registration,
107(1)
Voting Turnout,
108(7)
Voting Preferences,
115(7)
Party Affiliation and Participation,
122(5)
Campaign Contributions,
127(7)
Conclusion,
134(1)
References,
135(4)
5 Participation in Political Officeholding 139(30)
Elected Officials,
140(16)
Appointed Officials,
156(5)
Community and Organizational Leaders,
161(5)
Conclusion,
166(1)
References,
167(2)
Conclusion 169(4)
Documents 173(44)
Key Terms and Events 217(8)
Resources 225(18)
Chronology 243(16)
Annotated Bibliography 259(6)
Index 265(12)
About the Author 277

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