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The Color of Success: Asian Americans and the Origins of the Model Minority
Ellen D. Wu
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Paperback. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
The Color of Success tells of the astonishing transformation of Asians in the United States from the yellow peril to model minorities --peoples distinct from the white majority but lauded as well-assimilated, upwardly mobile, and exemplars of traditional family values--in the middle decades of the twentieth century. As Ellen Wu shows, liberals argued for the acceptance of these immigrant communities into the national fold, charging that the failure of America to live in accordance with its democratic ideals endangered the country's aspirations to world leadership. Weaving together myriad perspectives, Wu provides an unprecedented view of racial reform ... Read more
The Color of Success tells of the astonishing transformation of Asians in the United States from the yellow peril to model minorities --peoples distinct from the white majority but lauded as well-assimilated, upwardly mobile, and exemplars of traditional family values--in the middle decades of the twentieth century. As Ellen Wu shows, liberals argued for the acceptance of these immigrant communities into the national fold, charging that the failure of America to live in accordance with its democratic ideals endangered the country's aspirations to world leadership. Weaving together myriad perspectives, Wu provides an unprecedented view of racial reform ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Politics and Society in Modern America
Condition
New
Weight
576g
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691168029
SKU
V9780691168029
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About Ellen D. Wu
Ellen D. Wu is assistant professor of history at Indiana University, Bloomington.
Reviews for The Color of Success: Asian Americans and the Origins of the Model Minority
Winner of the 2016 AAAS Award for Best Book in History, Association for Asian American Studies Winner of the 2014 Best First Book, Immigration and Ethnic History Society Finalist for the 2015 Theodore Saloutos Memorial Book Award, Immigration and Ethnic History Society Historian Wu sets the record straight, offering the manner in which Asians worked to overcome prejudice from ... Read more