Asian America : : Forming New Communities, Expanding Boundaries /

Asian America : : Forming New Communities, Expanding Boundaries / / ed. by Huping Ling.

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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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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
MitwirkendeR:
Arenson, Ling Z.,
Arenson, Ling,
Chung, Angie Y.,
Li, Peter S.,
Li, Peter,
Li, Wei,
Ling, Huping,
Liu, Haiming,
Shu, Yuan,
Tintiangco-Cubales, Allyson,
Tintiangco-Cubalse, Allyson,
Trinh Võ, Linda,
Vo, Linda Trinh,
Zeng, Wei,
Zhou, Min,
Zong, Li,
HerausgeberIn:
Ling, Huping,
Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (304 p.) :; 2
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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

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