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Asian Americans

From Racial Category to Multiple Identities

Juanita Tamayo Lott author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:AltaMira Press

Published:9th Mar '98

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Does race matter? Having witnessed the civil rights movement and changes in immigration laws, we continue to ask ourselves this complex question. In the United States, racial status and identity has historically been defined by the White majority. Asian Americans: From Racial Category to Multiple Identities shows that race continues to be a major organizing principle in the US. Using census data on "Blacks," "White Ethnics," and "Nonblack Minorities," Lott deconstructs widely accepted majority/minority classifications to reveal the multiplicity of identities surrounding each group.

For those looking for an introductory text on the development of racial categories throughout the years, this is a good find. -- Chong-Suk Han, International Examiner, International Examiner
Lott has written a clear, concise book for the layman as well as social scientist that should be read by people of all races. -- Deh-I Hsiung, Senior Program Analyst, National Science Foundation

ISBN: 9780761991731

Dimensions: 229mm x 150mm x 10mm

Weight: 181g

116 pages