The Asian American Movement

Contents

Contents Preface IX Acknowledgments Xlll Introduction I Origins of the Movement II 2 Who Am I? Creating an Asian American Identity and Culture 44 3 Race versus Gender: The Asian American Women's Movement 72 4 Speaking Out: The Asian American Alternative Press IOI 5 Activists and the Development of Asian American Studies 132 6 "To Serve the People" : Reformers and CommunityBased Organizations 169 7 The Emergence and Eclipse of Maoist Organizations 203 8 From Radical to Electoral Politics: The Asian American Odyssey for Empowerment 241 Conclusion 27I Abbreviations 277 Notes 281 Index 337 Copyrighted Material Copyrighted Material ...