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Author:

Maeda, Daryl J.

Title:

Chains of Babylon : the rise of Asian America / Daryl J. Maeda.

Publisher:

University of Minnesota Press,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

xviii, 203 p. : ill., ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Asian Americans--Politics and government--20th century.
Asian Americans--Social conditions--20th century.
Asian Americans--Ethnic identity.
Political activists--United States--History--20th century.
Social movements--United States--History--20th century.
Third World Liberation Front--History.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--United States.
African Americans--Relations with Asian Americans.
United States--History--History--20th century.
United States--Social conditions--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Before Asian America -- "Down with Hayakawa!" : assimilation vs. third world solidarity at San Francisco State College -- Black Panthers, Red Guards, and Chinamen : constructing Asian American identity through performing blackness -- "Are we not also Asians?" : building solidarity through opposition to the Viet Nam war -- Performing radical culture : a grain of sand and the language of liberty -- Conclusion : fighting for the heart of Asian America.

Series:

Critical American studies series.

ISBN:

0816648913 (pb : acid-free paper)
9780816648917 (pb : acid-free paper)
0816648905 (hc : acid-free paper)
9780816648900 (hc : acid-free paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)320434840

LCCN:

2009017762

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UXAX826 -- St. Ambrose University Library (Davenport)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)