Asian American Panethnicity

Bridging Institutions and Identities

Author: Yen Espiritu
ISBN: 0877229554

With different histories, cultures, languages, and identities, most Americans of Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, and Vietnamese origin are lumped together and viewed by other Americans simply as Asian Americans. Since the mid 1960s, however, these different Asian American groups have come together to promote and protect both their individual and their united interests. The first book to examine this particular subject, Asian American Panethnicity is a highly detailed case study of how, and with what success, diverse national-origin groups can come together as a new, enlarged panethnic group. Yen Le Espiritu explores the construction of large-scale affiliations, in which previously unrelated groups submerge their differences and assume a common identity. Making use of extensive interviews and statistical data, she examines how Asian panethnicity protects the rights and interests of all Asian American groups, including those, like the Vietnamese and Cambodians, which are less power

Publisher: Temple University Press
Publish Date: 1992-08-05

Subjects: Social Science / General, Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Asian-American/Asian)