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Trespassers?: Asian Americans and the Battle for Suburbia
Willow Lung-Amam
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Description for Trespassers?: Asian Americans and the Battle for Suburbia
Paperback. Beyond the gilded gates of Google, little has been written about the suburban communities of Silicon Valley. This book looks at the everyday life and politics inside Silicon Valley against a backdrop of various dramatic demographic shifts. It follows one community over several decades as it transforms from a sleepy rural town to a global gateway. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 maps & 19 halftones, scattered. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSC; JFSL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Beyond the gilded gates of Google, little has been written about the suburban communities of Silicon Valley. Over the past several decades, the region's booming tech economy spurred rapid population growth, increased racial diversity, and prompted an influx of immigration, especially among highly skilled and educated migrants from China, Taiwan, and India. At the same time, the response to these newcomers among long-time neighbors and city officials revealed complex attitudes in even the most well-heeled and diverse communities. Trespassers? takes an intimate look at the everyday life and politics inside Silicon Valley against a backdrop of these dramatic demographic shifts. ... Read more
Beyond the gilded gates of Google, little has been written about the suburban communities of Silicon Valley. Over the past several decades, the region's booming tech economy spurred rapid population growth, increased racial diversity, and prompted an influx of immigration, especially among highly skilled and educated migrants from China, Taiwan, and India. At the same time, the response to these newcomers among long-time neighbors and city officials revealed complex attitudes in even the most well-heeled and diverse communities. Trespassers? takes an intimate look at the everyday life and politics inside Silicon Valley against a backdrop of these dramatic demographic shifts. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520293908
SKU
V9780520293908
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99-14
About Willow Lung-Amam
Willow S. Lung-Amam is Assistant Professor in the Urban Studies and Planning Program at the University of Maryland, College Park. Her scholarship focuses on the link between social inequality and the built environment.
Reviews for Trespassers?: Asian Americans and the Battle for Suburbia
A timely primer for scholars and students as well as practitioners concerned with race and metropolitan development. Summing Up: Highly recommended.
CHOICE Well-researched and well-written.
Journal of Urban Affairs (09/28/2018) Lung-Amam's ethnographic methods and urban planning lens offer a unique perspective on racialization and change.
American Journal of Sociology
CHOICE Well-researched and well-written.
Journal of Urban Affairs (09/28/2018) Lung-Amam's ethnographic methods and urban planning lens offer a unique perspective on racialization and change.
American Journal of Sociology