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Preface | |
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Introduction: Changing Asian America | |
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Visibility and Invisibility | |
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Who Are Asian Americans? | |
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Organization of the Book | |
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Perspective of the Book | |
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Comments on the Third Edition | |
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Notes | |
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The History of Asians in America | |
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Visibility and Invisibility | |
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A Brief History of Asians in America | |
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Immigration | |
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Anti-Asian Laws and Sentiment | |
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World War II and the Cold War Era | |
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Post-1965 Asian Immigrants and Refugees | |
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The 1965 Immigration Reform Act | |
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Global Economic Restructuring | |
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The Vietnam War and Southeast Asian Refugees | |
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Conclusion | |
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Notes | |
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Emerging Communities, Changing Realities | |
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Visibility and Invisibility | |
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Settlement Patterns | |
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Nativity and Geographic Distribution | |
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New Communities | |
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Asian American Self-Employment and Consumer Buying Power | |
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Asian American Consumer Buying Power | |
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Socioeconomic Profile | |
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The Model Minority: Myth or Reality? | |
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Beyond the Model Minority | |
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Conclusion | |
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Notes | |
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The Right to Excel: Asian Americans and Educational Opportunity | |
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Visibility and Invisibility | |
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Why Asian Americans Do So Well in School | |
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Nature/Genetics | |
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Nurture/Culture | |
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Relative Functionalism | |
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Educational Issues Facing Asian Americans | |
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Limited English Proficiency (LEP) | |
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Parental Pressure and Stress | |
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Racial Tensions and Violence in Schools | |
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Backlash in Higher Education | |
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Alleged Quotas in Higher Education | |
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Problems with Subjectivity | |
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The Admissions Controversy Continues | |
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Broad Enrollment Trends in Higher Education | |
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Conclusion | |
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Notes | |
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Workplace Issues: Beyond Glass Ceilings | |
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Visibility and Invisibility | |
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Glass Ceiling | |
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Science, Engineering, and High Technology | |
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Federal Government Employment | |
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Asian Americans Fighting Back | |
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Three Celebrated Court Cases | |
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Language Rights | |
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Accent Discrimination | |
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"English-Only" Rules | |
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Asian American Working Class and Labor Movement | |
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Community-Based Labor Organization | |
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Conclusion | |
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Notes | |
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Anti-Asian Violence: Breaking the Silence | |
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Visibility and Invisibility | |
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Anti-Asian Hate Incidents | |
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Verbal Assaults | |
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Physical Violence | |
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Contributing Factors to Anti-Asian Violence | |
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Anti-Immigrant and Perpetual Foreigner Sentiment | |
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Economic Competition | |
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Move-in Violence | |
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Poor Police-Community Relations | |
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Asian American and African American Relations | |
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History of Korean-Black Tensions | |
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The Aftermath | |
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Conclusion | |
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Notes | |
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Charlie Chan no More: Asian Americans and the Media | |
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Visibility and Invisibility | |
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History of Asian Americans in Motion Pictures | |
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From "Rising Sun" and "Pearl Harbor" to "Better Luck Tomorrow" and "Harold and Kumar" | |
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Asian Americans on Television | |
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Television Highlights and Lowlights for Asian Americans | |
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Asian Americans in the Theater | |
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Asian Americans in Sports | |
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Theories on Asian Americans and Sports | |
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Conclusion | |
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Notes | |
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More Than "Family Values": Asian American Families and Identities | |
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Visibility and Invisibility | |
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Asian American Families | |
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Domestic Violence | |
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New Generations and Identity Formations of Asian Americans | |
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Asian American Identity Formation | |
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Additional Factors for Identity Formation | |
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New Asian American Families and Identities | |
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Interracial Marriage | |
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Why Do Asian Americans Interracially Marry? | |
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Biracial and Multiracial Asian Americans | |
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Amerasians | |
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Gay and Lesbian Asian Americans | |
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Korean Adoptees in the United States | |
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Conclusion | |
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Notes | |
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The Final Frontier: Asian American Political Empowerment | |
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Visibility and Invisibility | |
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History of Asian American Political Activism | |
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Asian American Political Empowerment, 1970s-Present | |
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Asian Americans in Electoral Politics | |
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Who Votes, Who Does Not, and Why | |
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New Findings: The 2004 Presidential Election | |
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Increasing Political Clout | |
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Bilingual Ballots | |
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Political Redistricting | |
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Encouraging Prospective Candidates | |
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Conclusion | |
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Notes | |
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Conclusion: Coming Full Circle | |
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Visibility and Invisibility | |
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Beyond the Model Minority | |
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New Directions in Asian American Studies | |
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The Next Steps | |
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Speak Out, Act Up | |
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Embrace Diversity and Change | |
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Work Together and with Others | |
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Think Globally, Act Locally | |
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New Thinking and Teaching | |
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Conclusion | |
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Notes | |
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Bibliography | |
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Index | |