Asian Pacific Americans' Social Movements and Interest Groups

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ID6099112
AuthorsKim Geron (California State University System), Enrique De La Cruz (California State University, Northridge), Leland T Saito (University of Southern California), Jaideep Singh (0000-0003-4422-392X, Oberlin College)
Year2001
Volume34
Issue03
Pages619-624
Publication date2001-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePS Political Science & Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-0965 • E-ISSN: 1537-5935
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s104909650100097x
OpenAlexW2153247686
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited17

For at least 150 years, Asian Pacific Americans have faced racial discrimination, violence, and segregation. Unable to vote before World War II, many used legal challenges and other non-electoral means to fight for equality (Salyer 1995). Family and regional associations formed for economic needs, while other groups organized to defend worker rights (Bulosan 1973; Kwong 1997; Yoneda 1983). Civil rights organizations such as the Japanese American Citizens League (founded in 1930) and the Chinese American Citizens Alliance (founded in 1915) promoted assimilation and opposed discrimination

Alliance · Asian americans · China · Civil rights · Ethnic group · League · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Asian American and Pacific Histories · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy

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