Asian American Society

Asian American Society: an Encyclopedia

by Danico, Mary Yu Ocampo, Anthony Christian

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Asian Americans are a growing, minority population in the United States. After a 46 percent population growth between 2000 and 2010 according to the 2010 Census, there are 17.3 million Asian Americans today. Yet Asian Americans as a category are a diverse set of peoples from over 30 distinctive Asian-origin subgroups that defy simplistic descriptions or generalizations. They face a wide range of issues and problems within the larger American social universe despite the persistence of common ste…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Asian American Society : an Encyclopedia / Mary Yu Danico, Editor, Anthony C. Ocampo, Associate Editor (California State Polytechnic University, Pomona).

Summary

Asian Americans are a growing, minority population in the United States. After a 46 percent population growth between 2000 and 2010 according to the 2010 Census, there are 17.3 million Asian Americans today. Yet Asian Americans as a category are a diverse set of peoples from over 30 distinctive Asian-origin subgroups that defy simplistic descriptions or generalizations. They face a wide range of issues and problems within the larger American social universe despite the persistence of common stereotypes that label them as a "model minority" for the generalized attributes offered uncritically.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2014

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):SAGE Publications
  • Place of Publication:Los Angeles, California
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2014

Notes

"SAGE reference."

"A joint publication of the Association for Asian American Studies and SAGE."

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (4 v. (xxxix, 2027 p.) :) : il., mapas.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781452281896, 1452281890
  • oclc:ocn984815706
  • Dewey Decimal:973.0495

Table of Contents

Volume 1. A-H -- volume 2. I-Z -- volume 3. 1849 to 1978 -- volume 4. 1979 to 2013.

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Writers

Danico, Mary Yu Ocampo, Anthony Christian

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