| Asian Americans: From Racial Category to Multiple Identities Contributor(s): Lott, Juanita Tamayo (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761991727 ISBN-13: 9780761991724 Publisher: Altamira Press OUR PRICE: $95.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Asian American Studies |
| Dewey: 305.895 |
| LCCN: 98008882 |
| Series: Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans |
| Physical Information: 116 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Does race matter? Having witnessed the civil rights movement and changes in immigration laws, we continue to ask ourselves this complex question. In the United States, racial status and identity has historically been defined by the White majority. Asian Americans: From Racial Category to Multiple Identities shows that race continues to be a major organizing principle in the US. Using census data on Blacks, White Ethnics, and Nonblack Minorities, Lott deconstructs widely accepted majority/minority classifications to reveal the multiplicity of identities surrounding each group. |