Asian America : forming new communities, expanding boundaries

Asian America : forming new communities, expanding boundaries / edited by Huping Ling.

The last half century witnessed a dramatic change in the geographic, ethnographic, and socioeconomic structure of Asian American communities. While traditional enclaves were strengthened by waves of recent immigrants, native-born Asian Americans also created new urban and suburban areas. Asian Ameri...

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Other Authors: Ling, Huping, 1956-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
Asian Americans > History.
Asian Americans > Social conditions.
Asian Americans > Cultural assimilation > United States.
Asian Americans > Societies, etc.
Ethnic neighborhoods > United States > History.
Community life > United States > History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Asian American Studies.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Asian Americans
Asian Americans > Cultural assimilation
Asian Americans > Social conditions
Community life
Ethnic neighborhoods
Ethnic relations
Social conditions
Nachbarschaft
Akkulturation
Soziale Situation
United States > Ethnic relations.
United States > Social conditions.
United States
Kanada
USA
Asiaten.
History
Online Access:Click for online access
Description
Summary:The last half century witnessed a dramatic change in the geographic, ethnographic, and socioeconomic structure of Asian American communities. While traditional enclaves were strengthened by waves of recent immigrants, native-born Asian Americans also created new urban and suburban areas. Asian America is the first comprehensive look at post-1960s Asian American communities in the United States and Canada. Contributors from an array of academic fields focus on global views of Asian American communities as well as on territorial and cultural boundaries.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 291 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813548678
0813548675
0813544866
9780813544861
Language:English.
Reproduction Note:Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.
Action Note:digitized

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