The Asian American Movement

William Wei

• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Year: 2010
• Print ISBN: 9781566391832, 9781566390491
• eBook ISBN: 9781439903742
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Asian American Studies
• Index: Social Sciences

Active for more than two decades, the Asian American movement began a middle-class reform effort to achieve racial equality, social justice, and political empowerment. In this first history and in-depth analysis of the Movement, William Wei traces to the late 1960s, the genesis of an Asian American identity, culture, and activism.

Wei analyzes the Asian American women's movement, the alternative press, Asian American involvement in electoral politics. Interviews with many key participants in the Movement and photographs of Asian American demonstrations and events enliven this portrayal of the Movement's development, breadth, and conflicts.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. Origins of the Movement
• 2. Who Am I? Creating an Asian American Identity and Culture
• 3. Race versus Gender: The Asian American Women's Movement
• 4. Speaking Out: The Asian American Alternative Press
• 5. Activists and the Development of Asian American Studies
• 6. "To Serve the People" : Reformers and Community-Based Organizations
• 7. The Emergence and Eclipse of Maoist Organizations
• 8. From Radical to Electoral Politics: The Asian American Odyssey for Empowerment
• Conclusion
• Abbreviations
• Notes
• Index