基本説明
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.
Full Description
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 covers post-9/11 anti-Asian sentiment and racial profiling. He analyzes recent legal cases involving political empowerment, language rights, human trafficking, immigrant rights, and affirmative action in higher education-many of which move the country farther away from the ideals of racial justice. On a more positive note, he reports on the progress Asian Americans have made in the corporate sector, politics, the military, entertainment, and academia.
A skillful mixture of legal theories, court cases, historical events, and personal insights, this revised edition brings fresh insights to U.S. civil rights from an Asian American perspective.
Contents
List of Tables
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
A Note on Terms
Introduction
Chapter 1 Legacies of Discrimination
Chapter 2 Discrimination and Antidiscrimination Law
Chapter 3 Looking Like the Enemy
Chapter 4 Race, Immigration, and Citizenship
Chapter 5 Language and Legal Conformity
Chapter 6 Race and Identity
Chapter 7 Law and Racial Hierarchy
Conclusion
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Table of Cases Cited in the Text
Index
