Redefining Race: Asian American Panethnicity and Shifting Ethnic Boundaries
By Dina G. Okamoto.
Description
In 2012, the Pew Research Center issued a report that named Asian Americans as the "highest-income, best-educated, and fastest-growing racial group in the United States." Despite this optimistic conclusion, over thirty Asian American advocacy groups challenged the findings, noting that the term "Asian American" is complicated. It includes a wide range of ethnicities, national origins, and languages, and encompasses groups that differ greatly in their economic and social status. In Redefining Race, sociologist Dina G. Okamoto traces the complex evolution of "Asian Am...
ISBN(s)
0871546760, 9780871546760
