Asian American Politics

Don T. Nakanishi is director and professor of the Asian American Studies Center at the University of California, Los Angeles. James S. Lai is assistant professor of political science and ethnic studies at Santa Clara University.

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction: Understanding Asian American Politics Part 3 I Historical Forms of Civic Engagement and Protest: Selected United States Supreme Court Cases Chapter 4 Introduction Chapter 5 Historical Struggles for Equal Protection Rights Chapter 6 1.1 Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 U.S. 356 (1886) Chapter 7 1.2 Korematsu v. United States, 323 U.S. 214 (1944) Chapter 8 Historical Struggles for Naturalization Rights Chapter 9 Takao Ozawa v. United States, 260 U.S. 178 (1922) Chapter 10 United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind, 261 U.S. 204 (1923) Part 11 II The Impact of Immigration Laws on Asian America Chapter 12 Introduction Chapter 13 2.1 Immigration Act of 1924 Chapter 14 2.2 Making and Remaking Asian America: Immigration Policy Part 15 III The Period of Political Incorporation (1965 to Present) Chapter 16 Introduction Chapter 17 Political Research and Demographic Trends Chapter 18 3.1 Asian American Politics: An Agenda for Research Chapter 19 3.2 Becoming Citizens, Becoming Voters: The Naturalization and Political Participation of Asian Pacific Immigrants Chapter 20 The Asian American Movement and Beyond: 1960 to Present Chapter 21 3.3 The "Four Prisons" and the Movements of Liberation: Asian American Activism from the 1960s to the 1990s Chapter 22 3.4 Serve the People: An Exploration of the Asian American Movement Chapter 23 Transnational Politics and Identities Chapter 24 3.5 New Immigrants, New Forms of Transnational Community: Post -1965 Indian Migrations Chapter 25 Asian Pacific American Voting Behavior Chapter 26 3.6 Ethnicity and Political Adaptation: Comparing Filipinos, Koreans, and the Vietnamese in Southern California Chapter 27 3.7 Gender and Political Involvement among Chinese Americans in Southern California Chapter 28 Asian Pacific American Non-Voting Behavior Chapter 29 3.8 Beyond "Politics by Other Means?": Empowerment Strategies for Los Angeles' Asian Pacific Community Chapter 30 Prospects for Pan-Ethnicity: Coalition or Competition? Chapter 31 3.9 Asian Pacific Americans and the Pan-ethnic Question Chapter 32 Politics, Media, and Racial Profiling Chapter 33 3.10 The Backdoor and the Backlash: Campaign Finance and the Politicization of Chinese Americans Chapter 34 3.11 Race, Class, Citizenship, and Extraterritoriality: Asian Americans and the 1996 Campaign Finance Scandal Chapter 35 3.12 Profiling Principle: The Prosecution of Wen Ho Lee and the Defense of Asian Americans Chapter 36 3.13 Wen Ho Lee and the Consequences of Enduring Asian American Stereotypes Chapter 37 Elected Leadership Chapter 38 3.14 Campaigns, Elections, and Elected Officials Chapter 39 3.15 Transcending the Bamboo and Glass Ceilings—Defining the Trajectory to Empower Asian Pacific American Women in Politics Chapter 40 3.16 Remarks at the 10th Annual Conference of the Committee of 100 Chapter 41 3.17 The One Hundred Year Journey: From Houseboy to the Governor's Office Chapter 42 3.18 Remarks at the University of Rochester Annual Meliora Weekend Chapter 43 3.19 My Story: Being American Means Setting Expectations High Part 44 IV Contemporary Public Policy Issues in the New Millennium Chapter 45 Introduction Chapter 46 Affirmative Action Chapter 47 4.1 The Affirmative Action Divide Chapter 48 Japanese American Redress and Reparations Chapter 49 4.2 Japanese American Redress: Proper Alignment Model Chapter 50 Labor Organizing Chapter 51 4.3 Building an Asian Pacific Labor Alliance: A New Chapter in Our History Chapter 53 Urban Riots: A Case Study of the 1992 Los Angeles Uprising Chapter 54 4.4 America's First Multiethnic "Riots" Chapter 55 Political Redistricting Chapter 56 4.5 Asian Pacific Americans and Redistricting Challenges in 2001