Asian America : : Forming New Communities, Expanding Boundaries / / ed. 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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Place / Publishing House: | New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2009] ©2009 |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Reconceptualizing Asian American Communities
- PART ONE. Global Views of Asian American Communities
- 1. Intragroup Diversity: Asian American Population Dynamics and Challenges of the Twenty-first Century
- 2. Ethnic Solidarity, Rebounding Networks, and Transnational Culture: The Post-1965 Chinese American Family
- PART TWO. Asian Communities in America: With Geographical Boundaries
- 3. Beyond a Common Ethnicity and Culture: Chicagoland’s Chinese American Communities since 1945
- 4. Transforming an Ethnic Community: Little Saigon, Orange County
- 5. Building a Community Center: Filipinas/os in San Francisco’s Excelsior Neighborhood
- PART THREE. Asian Communities in America: With Cultural/Social Boundaries
- 6. Cultural Community: A New Model for Asian American Community
- 7. Chinese Week: Building Chinese American Community through Festivity in Metropolitan Phoenix
- 8. Virtual Community and the Cultural Imaginary of Chinese Americans
- 9. Ethnic Solidarity in a Divided Community: A Study on Bridging Organizations in Koreatown
- PART FOUR. Asian Communities in Canada
- 10. The Social Construction of Chinese in Canada
- 11. Recent Mainland Chinese Immigrants in Canada: Trends and Obstacles
- Selected Bibliography
- Notes on Contributors
- Index