| Mobilizing an Asian American Community Contributor(s): Vvo, Linda Trinh (Author) |
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ISBN: 1592132618 ISBN-13: 9781592132614 Publisher: Temple University Press OUR PRICE: $69.83 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
| Dewey: 305.895 |
| LCCN: 2003068669 |
| Series: Asian American History & Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.98" W x 9.2" (1.18 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Focusing on San Diego in the post-Civil Rights era, Linda Trinh Vo examines the ways Asian Americans drew together - despite many differences within the group - to construct a community that supports a variety of social, economic, political, and cultural organizations. Using historical materials, ethnographic fieldwork, and interviews, Vo traces the political strategies that enable Asian Americans to bridge ethnicity, generation, gender, language, and class differences, among others. She demonstrates that mobilization is not a smooth, linear process and shows how the struggle over ideologies, political strategies, and resources affects the development of community organizations. Vo also analyzes how Asian Americans construct their relationship with Asia and how they forge relationships with other racialized communities of color. Vo argues that the situation in San Diego illuminates other localities across the country where Asians face challenges trying to organize, find sufficient resources, create leaders, and define strategies. |
