Table of Contents

Preface to the Second EditionPreface to the First Edition Introduction: Revisiting Contemporary Asian America Min Zhou and J. V. GatewoodPart I Claiming Visibility: The Asian American Movement and PoliticsPart II Traversing Borders: Contemporary Asian Immigration to the United StatesPart III Ties That Bind: The Immigrant Family and the Ethnic CommunityPart IV Struggling to Get Ahead: Economy and WorkPart V Sexuality in Asian AmericaPart VI Race and Asian American IdentityPart VII The Complexity of EthnicityPart VIII Confronting Adversity: Racism, Stereotyping, and ExclusionPart IX Behind the Model MinorityPart X Multiplicity, Citizenship, and Interracial Politics

About the Author

Min Zhou is Tan
Lark Sye Chair Professor of Sociology and Director of the Chinese Heritage
Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, as well as Professor of
Sociology and Asian American Studies and Walter and Shirley Wang Endowed Chair
in U.S.-China Relations and Communications, UCLA. She is the author of Contemporary
Chinese America and co-author of The Asian American Achievement Paradox. J. V. Gatewood is a PhD candidate in American Civilization at Brown University.

Reviews

“An outstanding collection of essays, representing some of the most insightful work being done in Asian American Studies today. The wide range of topics covered and the quality of the selections, make this an indispensable volume, both in terms of its substantive content and its theoretical sophistication.”
-Lane Ryo Hirabayashi,University of Colorado, Boulder

“An impressive and comprehensive collection of theoretically grounded and historically rich accounts of the Asian American collective and specific experiences. Ideal for undergraduate and graduate courses in Asian American Studies.” -Yen Le Espiritu,author of Asian American Women and Men: Labor, Laws, and Love

“Presents a valuable collection of readings that address the complexities of contemporary Asian American communities. Bringing together a wide range of scholars who work in the areas of history, sociology, gender and sexuality studies, critical race theory, transnationalism, and cultural studies, Contemporary Asian America will serve as the standard reader in courses dealing with the issues confronting contemporary Asian America for years to come.”
-K. Scott Wong,co-editor of Claiming America

“A highly useful collection of readings that trace the topography of contemporary Asian American studies and introduce the major themes and concerns in the field: social movement, immigration policy, racism and racialization, labor, gender and sexuality, and cultural expression. In this ambitious reader, Zhou and Gatewood bring together the histories and contemporary issues facing Asian Americans of different ethnic heritages, generations, and social class backgrounds.”
-Elaine H. Kim,University of California, Berkeley

“Contemporary Asian America addresses pressing issues and theoretical concerns of Asian Americans in the twenty-first century. Its wide range of coverage and high quality in the depth of its analysis make this volume valuable.”
-Esther Ngan-ling Chow,American University