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Asian American Politics
Andrew Aoki (Author), Okiyoshi Takeda (Author)
9780745634463, Polity Press
Hardback, published 23 January 2009
224 pages
25.4 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.617 kg
"An excellent comprehensive text outlining the state of Asian-American politics in the twenty-first century." "Andrew L Aoki and Okiyoshi Takeda have written the first undergraduate textbook on Asian American politics. It is an important book for Politics and Asian American Studies students, although its clear yet lively style makes it accessible to students taking courses in race and ethnicity outside these fields." "Aoki and Takeda deserve a big round of applause for writing the first book on Asian American politics specifically for undergraduate teaching and learning. Comprehensively researched and highly accessible, the book not only is well-positioned for classroom adoption but its framing the search for identity within the political science literature helps opens the political science discipline to broader acceptance of scholarship on Asian Americans." "Aoki and Takeda have masterfully written a superb textbook that captures and analyzes the dynamic impact of the 15 million Asian Americans on United States politics and race relations. The voting patterns, social movements, elected officials, inter-racial coalitions and conflicts, and other major political activities of the rapidly growing and diverse Asian American population are presented in a lively, engaging, and highly readable manner. This is a cornerstone book for classes in American politics, race and ethnic studies, Asian American Studies, and public policy." "Now, at last, we have a book that directly addresses the politics of, by, and for Asian Americans. It is long past due, and extremely welcome. Students, researchers, and activists alike are indebted to Aoki and Takeda."
Journal of Asian American Studies
American Studies Today Online
Pei-te Lien, University of California
Don Nakanishi, University of California, Los Angeles
Jennifer Hochschild, Harvard University
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of Asian American participation in US politics. Written to be easily accessible to students, the book covers historical and cultural context, political behavior and attitudes, interest groups and parties, elected officials, and public policies that have an important impact on Asian Americans. The role of identity provides an organizing theme which allows students to see connections between different aspects of Asian American politics. Andrew Aoki and Okiyoshi Takeda explain how the fate of Asian Americans has been powerfully influenced by the way they have been portrayed in the media, and more generally, in US society. Students are introduced to the “forever foreigner” image, which has helped to marginalise Asian Americans, and the “model minority” myth, which can give policymakers misleading impressions. The book also stresses how Asian Americans have worked to take control of their image and political fortunes. Students learn how the Asian American Movement helped to promote a “panethnic” identity which could strengthen Asian American political influence. Asian American Politics is a lively and accessible introduction, ideal for students taking courses in race and politics. For more information and resources visit the accompanying series
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Preface: Asian American Politics - Racialization and its Consequences Chapter 1: Why Study Asian American Politics? Racialization and its consequences. Chapter 2: Asian Americans Today Chapter 3: Political Participation and Public Opinion Chapter 4: Interest Groups and Social Movements Chapter 5: Elected Officials and Representation Chapter 6: Conflict and Cooperation with Other Minority Groups Chapter 7: Images of Asian Americans and their Political Consequences Chapter 8: Asian Americans, Public Policy, and Intersectionality Chapter 9: The Politics of Identity and the Future of American Politics Appendix: Defining and Counting Asian Americans Notes Works Cited Index
Subject Areas: Society & culture: general [JF]
