{"product_id":"asian-america-forming-new-communities-expanding-boundaries-paperback-softback-9780813544878","title":"Asian America; Forming New Communities, Expanding Boundaries (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813544878","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAsian America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eForming New Communities, Expanding Boundaries\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHuping Ling (Edited by), Haiming Liu (Contributions by), Huping Ling (Contributions by), Min Zhou (Contributions by), Ling Arenson (Contributions by), Linda Trinh Vo (Contributions by), Allyson Tintiangco-Cubalse (Contributions by), Wei Zeng (Contributions by), Wei Li (Contributions by), Yuan Shu (Contributions by), Angie Y. Chung (Contributions by), Peter Li (Contributions by), Li Zong (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813544878\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 April 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages, 2\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2 cm, 0.482 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis volume of solid scholarship presents fresh and original researchfindings highlighting new phenomena in Asian American communities.\u003c\/div\u003e - Shehong Chen (University of Massachusetts, Lowell)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe last half century witnessed a dramatic change in the geographic, ethnographic, and socioeconomic structure of Asian American communities. While traditional enclaves were strengthened by waves of recent immigrants, native-born Asian Americans also created new urban and suburban areas.\u003cp\u003eAsian America is the first comprehensive look at post-1960s Asian American communities in the United States and Canada. From Chinese Americans in Chicagoland to Vietnamese Americans in Orange County, this multi-disciplinary collection spans a wide comparative and panoramic scope. Contributors from an array of academic fields focus on global views of Asian American communities as well as on territorial and cultural boundaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresenting groundbreaking perspectives, Asian America revises worn assumptions and examines current challenges Asian American communities face in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eacknowledgements \u003cbr\u003eintroduction: reconceptualizing asian american communities \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003epart one global views of asian american communities\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 intragroup diversity: asiam american population dynamics and challenges of the twenty-first century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 ethnic solidarity, rebounding networks, and transnational culture: the post-1965 chinese american family\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003epart two asian communities in america: with georgraphical boundaries\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 beyond a common ethnicity and culture: chicagoland's chinese american communities in 1945\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 transforming an ethnic community: little saigon, organe county\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 building a community center: filipinas\/os in san francisco's excelsior nrighborhood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003epart three asian communities in america: with cultural\/social boundaries\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 cultural community: a new model for asian american community\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7 chinese week: building chinese american community through festivity in metropolitan phoenix\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8 virtual community and the cultural imaginary of chinese americans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9 ethnic solidarity in a divided community: a study on bridging organizations in koreatown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003epart four asian commmunities in canada\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10 the social construction of chinese in canada\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11 recent mainland chinese immigrants in canada: trends and obstacles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eselected bibliography\u003cbr\u003enotes on contributors\u003cbr\u003eindex\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559291121944,"sku":"9780813544878","price":24.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/asian-america-forming-new-communities-expanding-boundaries-paperback-softback-9780813544878","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}