Anti-Asian Violence in North America: Asian American and Asian Canadian Reflections on Hate, Healing and Resistance: 7 (Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans) - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 074250459X ISBN 13: 9780742504592

Verlag: AltaMira Press,U.S., 2001

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This is a necessary book and, in light of the recent wave of Asian migration to Canada, a timely one as well. The editors have assembled a collection of essays that tear away the theory and rhetoric to expose the human cost of racism whether it is directed against recent immigrants or those who have been here for generations. Anyone involved in human rights will read this book with feelings of anger, sadness, and ultimately, renewal of purpose. -- Kuan Foo, President, Vancouver Association of Chinese Canadians, and Equity and Diversity Program Coordinator for the Law Society of Briti This path-breaking anthology-which focuses on incidents ranging from death threats to murderous attacks in the U.S. and Canada-indicates why anti-Asian violence is systemic in North America. Raw emotions are courageously explored by the authors in terms of the psychological, social, and political impact of bein assaulted. The horrific cases report, count, and combat hate crimes of all kinds. -- Lane Ryo Hirabayashi, Department of Ethnic Studies, University of Colorado, Boulder Anti-Asian Violence in North America is compellingly written, authoritative, and essential. I was captivated by the chilling accounts of the anti-Asian experience which are novelistically told and make for fascinating reading. Each chapter is a reflective portrait expressing the sentiment of the fundamental miscarriage of justice that so many Asians feel but are often reluctant to acknowledge. -- Craig Fujii, Civil Rights lawyer, Arizona This collection of essays is a unique contribution to North American history, telling the troubling story of violence, both in Canada and the United States, against Asian Americans. It is a story heretofore unknown and it is told as a fascinating series of personal experiences, rather than as a dry historical account. It deserves to be widely read. -- Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States and professor emeritus of Political Science, Boston University The fatal impact and consequences of anti-Asian violence should not be confined to knowledge for an elite group of individuals. By using a style that is accessible and not intellectually insulting to anyone, the editors and writers of this book have contributed much to the awareness and scholarship of anti-Asian violence. -- Lorraine Dong, San Francisco State University * Journal of American Ethnic History, (Fall 2002) * Provides welcome perspectives on the impact of prejudice and racism.... The authors...collectively offer a useful comparative view of anti-Asian violence in the U.S. and Canada. Suitable for general and academic audiences. -- F. Ng, California State University, Fresno * CHOICE * Hall and Hwang's collection has value because it reveals the wide diversity of Asian ethnicities, cultures, social/economic conditions, and the myriad experiences of Asians in North America...I highly recommend this book. -- Lupe Llorente Allen * NACADA Journal *

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Violent and sometimes fatal acts of racial hatred are drawing increasing attention around the nation. Asian American and Asian Canadian authors discuss the impacts of racial crime, exploring the relationship between the physical or verbal acts to issues of ethnic identity, civil rights of immigrants, Internet racism, sexual violence, language and violence, economic scapegoating, and police brutality. They offer suggestions for combating hate crime with coalition building and community resisatnce, as well as legal prosecution and police training. The compelling narratives are a valuable resource for courses in Asian American studies, race and ethnic studies, sociology, criminology, and for anyone who wants to understand racial violence in North America.

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• Verlag: AltaMira Press,U.S.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• ISBN 10: 074250459X
• ISBN 13: 9780742504592
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224
• Herausgeber: Hall Patricia Wong, Hwang Victor M.