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<p><p>does Asian American Denote An Ethnic Or Racial Identification? Is A Person Of Mixed Ancestry, The Child Of Euro- And Asian American Parents, Asian American? What Does It Mean To Refer To First Generation Hmong Refugees And Fifth Generation Chinese Americans Both As Asian American?<p> <p>in <b>disoriented&#58; Asian Americans, Law, And The Nation State</b>, Robert Chang Examines The Current Discourse On Race And Law And The Implications Of Postmodern Theory And Affirmative Action-all Of Which Have Largely Excluded Asian Americans-in Order To Develop A Theory Of Critical Asian American Legal Studies.<p> <p>demonstrating That The Ongoing Debate Surrounding Multiculturalism And Immigration In The U.s. Is Really A Struggle Over The Meaning Of America, Chang Reveals How The Construction Of Asian American-ness Has Become A Necessary Component In Stabilizing A National American Identity-- A Fact Chang Criticizes As Harmful To Asian Americans. Defining The Many Borders That Operate In Positive And Negative Ways To Construct America As We Know It, Chang Analyzes The Position Of Asian Americans Within America's Black/white Racial Paradigm, How The Family Operates As A Stand-in For Race

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Author

Robert S Chang; NetLibrary, Inc

Publisher

New York : New York University Press, c1999.

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780585339047

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Law, Sociology