Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial group in the United States.
This three-volume work represents a leading reference resource for Asian American studies that gives students, researchers, librarians, teachers, and other interested readers the ability to easily locate accurate, up-to-date information about Asian ethnic groups, historical and contemporary events, important policies, and notable individuals. Written by leading scholars in their fields of expertise and authorities in diverse professions, the entries devote attention to diverse Asian and Pacific Islander American groups as well as the roles of women, distinct socioeconomic classes, Asian American political and social movements, and race relations involving Asian Americans.
Features
Sample Topics
This three-volume work represents a leading reference resource for Asian American studies that gives students, researchers, librarians, teachers, and other interested readers the ability to easily locate accurate, up-to-date information about Asian ethnic groups, historical and contemporary events, important policies, and notable individuals. Written by leading scholars in their fields of expertise and authorities in diverse professions, the entries devote attention to diverse Asian and Pacific Islander American groups as well as the roles of women, distinct socioeconomic classes, Asian American political and social movements, and race relations involving Asian Americans.
Features
- Presents information on Asian Americans and individual Asian ethnic groups that provides comprehensive overviews of the respective groups
- Includes special topic entries that contain source information regarding major historical events
- Comprises work from a truly outstanding list of contributors that include scholars, journalists, writers, community activists, graduate students, and other specialists
- Expands the boundaries of Asian American studies through innovative entries that address transnationalism, gender and sexuality, and inter- and cross-disciplinarity
Sample Topics
- Alien Land Laws
- Asian American Gay and Lesbian Movement
- Asian Americans and Affirmative Action
- Asian Americans in Hollywood
- Asian Indian Women in America
- The Chinese Confession Program
- Chinese Railroad Workers in America
- Japanese American Transnational Families
- Korean Cuisine in America
- Multiracial Asian American Families
- Multiracial Coalition after the Los Angeles Civil Unrest of 1992
- Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
- Parachute Kids
- Ronald Takaki
- The Yellow Brotherhood