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Race, Rights, and the Asian American Experience
Angelo N. Ancheta
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Description for Race, Rights, and the Asian American Experience
Paperback. Demonstrates how US civil rights laws have been framed by a black-white model of race that typically ignores the experiences of other groups, including Asian Americans. This work examines legal and social theories of racial discrimination, ethnic differences in the Asian American population, nativism, citizenship, language, and affirmative action. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP; JPVH1; LNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
In Race, Rights, and the Asian American Experience, Angelo N. Ancheta demonstrates how United States civil rights laws have been framed by a black-white model of race that typically ignores the experiences of other groups, including Asian Americans. When racial discourse is limited to antagonisms between black and white, Asian Americans often find themselves in a racial limbo, marginalized or unrecognized as full participants.
Ancheta examines legal and social theories of racial discrimination, ethnic differences in the Asian American population, nativism, citizenship, language, school desegregation, and affirmative action. In the revised edition of this influential book, Ancheta also ... Read more
In Race, Rights, and the Asian American Experience, Angelo N. Ancheta demonstrates how United States civil rights laws have been framed by a black-white model of race that typically ignores the experiences of other groups, including Asian Americans. When racial discourse is limited to antagonisms between black and white, Asian Americans often find themselves in a racial limbo, marginalized or unrecognized as full participants.
Ancheta examines legal and social theories of racial discrimination, ethnic differences in the Asian American population, nativism, citizenship, language, school desegregation, and affirmative action. In the revised edition of this influential book, Ancheta also ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
207
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813539027
SKU
V9780813539027
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About Angelo N. Ancheta
ANGELO N. ANCHETA is an assistant professor at the Santa Clara University School of Law. He has practiced civil rights and immigration law in California and has taught at Harvard Law School, New York University School of Law, and UCLA School of Law.
Reviews for Race, Rights, and the Asian American Experience
"This book is the future ... Angelo N. Ancheta is one of the first writers to offer us a new and necessary understanding of our increasing diversity. His work is an excellent introduction to the role of Asian Americans in the social, political, and legal debates of the day."
Frank H. Wu
Wayne State University Law School
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Frank H. Wu
Wayne State University Law School
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