ISBN:
9780739127193
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (240 p.)
Parallel Title:
Print version The Snake Dance Of Asian American Activism : Community, Vision and Power
DDC:
305.89507309
Keywords:
Asian Americans -- Politics and government -- 20th century
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Asian Americans -- Social conditions -- 20th century
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Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Community life -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Political activists -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Social justice -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Social movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Asian Americans ; Politics and government ; 20th century
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Asian Americans ; Social conditions ; 20th century
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Civil rights movements ; United States ; History ; 20th century
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Community life ; United States ; History ; 20th century
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Political activists ; United States ; History ; 20th century
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Social justice ; United States ; History ; 20th century
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Social movements ; United States ; History ; 20th century
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
This text reinterprets a misunderstood and overlooked epoch of the Asian American experience, the Asian American Movement (AAM). The authors argue that, contrary to the common view of the movement as a passing phase limited to college youth, the Asian American Movement spanned diverse political viewpoints and became increasingly sophisticated and effective. Asian Americans were active participants and played unique roles in the social movements that convulsed the 1960s and 1970s, particularly in protestsagainst the Vietnam War. The book traces the history of the AAM from its roots in the 193
Description / Table of Contents:
The Snake Dance of Asian American Activism; Contents; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Introduction; Chapter One: Exploring the Asian American Movement Using Social Movement Theory; Chapter Two: Background to the Formation of the AAM; Chapter Three: Swelling Rhythm: The 1960s Era and the Conditions for Change; Chapter Four: The Birth of the Movement: Stepping Toward New Values and New Community; Chapter Five: The Mature Movement (1976-1982): Weaving through New Surroundings; Chapter Six: From Vincent Chin to Jesse Jackson (1983-1989): The Horned Snake Rattles
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter Seven: Last Dance and a New Motion in a Tube of Bamboo (Post-1990)Chapter Eight: Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors; Photospread;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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