Encyclopedia of Asian American Issues Today [2 volumes]
byEdith Wen-Chu Cheneditor
Grace J. Yooeditor
Wendy Ngauthor
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Ng, Wendy. Encyclopedia of Asian American Issues Today [2 volumes]. Greenwood, 2009. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9780313347504.
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This is a revealing compilation of essays on the latest research and debates on Asian Americans, a growing and influential ethnic group today.
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"…this is a recommended purchase for college and university libraries as well as for school districts and social agencies serving Asian American immigrant populations." - Booklist"…this work capably balances a comprehensive overview of Asian American communities in general with descriptive, detailed commentaries on single Asian American populations. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through researchers/faculty." - Choice"With the Encyclopedia of Asian American Issues Today, Chen and Yoo fill a gap in scholarly reference works concerning contemporary social issues affecting Asian Americans….Their Encyclopedia of Asian American Issues today is highly recommended for college and university libraries, especially those that support cultural and Asian or Asian American studies programmes." - Reference Reviews
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Encyclopedia of Asian American Issues Today [2 volumes]
Author(s): Ng, Wendy;Contributors: Chen, Edith; Yoo, Grace; Ng, Wendy;Abstract:This is a revealing compilation of essays on the latest research and debates on Asian Americans, a growing and influential ethnic group today.
Editor(s): Chen, Edith; Yoo, Grace;SortTitle: encyclopedia of asian american issues today [2 volumes]Author Info:Edith Wen-Chu CheneditorGrace J. YooeditorWendy NgauthoreISBN-13: 9780313347504Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9780313347504.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9780313347498Entry Code: EGR4749Imprint: GreenwoodPages: 1048Publication Date: 20091223- Encyclopedia of Asian American Issues Today iii4
- Contents vii8
- Preface xv16
- Introduction xvii18
- Volume 1 iii4
- Section 1: Diversity and Demographics 124
- Section 2: Economy and Work 89112
- Section 3: Education 167190
- Educational Trends and Issues 169192
- Affirmative Action 181204
- Asian American Studies 185208
- Bilingual Education 191214
- College Campus Climate 201224
- Community College Students 207230
- Cram Schools 211234
- Freedom Schools 217240
- Model Minority Myth 221244
- Parental Pressure and Expectations 231254
- Retention of College Students 237260
- Standardized Testing 245268
- Student Groups 249272
- Undocumented Immigrant Students 253276
- Resource Guide 258281
- Section 4: Health 261284
- Overview of Health: Understanding Wellness and Disease 263286
- Cancer 277300
- Cardiovascular Health 289312
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine 301324
- Diabetes 307330
- End of Life 317340
- Gambling 323346
- Health Care Access 329352
- Infectious Diseases 337360
- Mental Health 345368
- Sexual Health 357380
- Substance Abuse 367390
- Suicide 373396
- Tobacco Use 387410
- Resource Guide 394417
- Section 5: Identity 397420
- Psychological Approaches to Understanding Asian American Identity 399422
- Asian American Identities in Hawai‘i 413436
- Beauty Pageants 421444
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Identity 425448
- Multiracial Asian and Pacific Islanders 437460
- Pan-South Asian Identity 445468
- Racial Features and Cosmetic Surgery 451474
- Religious Identity and Marginalization 457480
- Resource Guide 465488
- Volume 2 iii494
- Section 6: Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship 469506
- Overview: Examining Key Issues 471508
- Citizenship and Naturalization Rates 483520
- Detention and Deportation 491528
- Family Immigration 503540
- Human Trafficking 511548
- Public Benefits 519556
- South Asians in a Post–September 11th Environment 527564
- Southeast Asian Refugees 535572
- Undocumented Immigrants 541578
- Women Immigrants 547584
- Resource Guide 556593
- Section 7: Law 559596
- Legal Issues, Past and Present 561598
- Affirmative Action 573610
- Civil Rights and Community Legal Advocacy 579616
- Cultural Defense 585622
- Domestic Violence and Immigrant Women 591628
- Homeland Security and Racism 597634
- Language Rights and Language Discrimination 603640
- Prisoners 609646
- Racial Violence and Hate Crimes 619656
- Resource Guide 630667
- Section 8: Media 633670
- Section 9: Politics 683720
- Section 10: War 745782
- Overview of War and Its Effects: Past and Present Issues Unresolved 747784
- Comfort Women 759796
- Continuing Impact of Genocide on Cambodian Americans 771808
- Continuing Impact of the Korean War on Korean Americans 781818
- Filipino World War II Veterans 795832
- Hmong and Lao American Vietnam Veterans 803840
- The Iraq War 809846
- Japanese Latin American Redress for World War II Internment 815852
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Refugees and War Veterans 821858
- Post–Vietnam War Tensions in the Vietnamese American Community 829866
- Resource Guide 835872
- Section 11: Youth, Family, and the Aged 839876
- Overview: Understanding Generations 841878
- At-Risk Youth 857894
- Children as Language and Cultural Brokers 865902
- Disabilities within Families 873910
- Elderly Poor 881918
- Family Violence 889926
- Filial Piety and Caregiving 901938
- Intergenerational Relations 909946
- Interracial and Interethnic Dating and Marriage 919956
- LGBTIQ People Coming Out 927964
- Same-Sex Marriages 935972
- Transnational Families 943980
- Transracial Adoption 953990
- Resource Guide 960997
- Index 9631,000
- About the Editors and Contributors 9971,034