The Snake Dance of Asian American Activism : Community, Vision, and Power / Michael Liu, Kim Geron, and Tracy Lai.

By:

Liu, Michael, 1948- [author.]

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, A division of Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, [2008]Description: 1 online resource (xix, 209 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780739130193
0739130196
1282493329
9781282493322
9786612493324
6612493321

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Genre/Form:

History.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Snake Dance of Asian American ActivismDDC classification:

305.895/0730904 22

LOC classification:

E184.A75

Online resources:

EBSCOhost

Contents:

Exploring the Asian American Movement using social movement theory -- Background to the formation of the AAM -- Swelling rhythm: the 1960s era and the conditions for change -- The birth of the movement: stepping toward new values and new community -- The Mature Movement (1976-1982): weaving through new surroundings -- From Vincent Chin to Jesse Jackson (1983-1989): the horned snake rattles -- Last dance and a new motion in a tube of bamboo (post-1990).

Summary: This text reinterprets a misunderstood and overlooked epoch of the Asian American experience, the Asian American Movement (AAM). The authors argue that, contrary to the common view of the movement as a passing phase limited to college youth, the Asian American Movement spanned diverse political viewpoints and became increasingly sophisticated and effective. Asian Americans were active participants and played unique roles in the social movements that convulsed the 1960s and 1970s, particularly in protestsagainst the Vietnam War. The book traces the history of the AAM from its roots in the 1930s to the present day and its impact on diverse areas of the Asian American community. Most importantly, it looks at the societal and community dynamics that led tothe movement's trajectory. Using the lens of social movement theory, it analyzes the AAM's rise and ebb and possible resurgence. The authors argue that the AAM constituted a distinct, identifiable, and relatively stable social movement that dramaticallyimpacted the direction of Asian American political and social activity. -- Provided by the publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-196) and index.

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This text reinterprets a misunderstood and overlooked epoch of the Asian American experience, the Asian American Movement (AAM). The authors argue that, contrary to the common view of the movement as a passing phase limited to college youth, the Asian American Movement spanned diverse political viewpoints and became increasingly sophisticated and effective. Asian Americans were active participants and played unique roles in the social movements that convulsed the 1960s and 1970s, particularly in protestsagainst the Vietnam War. The book traces the history of the AAM from its roots in the 1930s to the present day and its impact on diverse areas of the Asian American community. Most importantly, it looks at the societal and community dynamics that led tothe movement's trajectory. Using the lens of social movement theory, it analyzes the AAM's rise and ebb and possible resurgence. The authors argue that the AAM constituted a distinct, identifiable, and relatively stable social movement that dramaticallyimpacted the direction of Asian American political and social activity. -- Provided by the publisher.

English.

OCLC control number change - WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 072