Table of Contents

Preface Introduction: A New and Dynamic Community 1. Ramona Acres to the Chinese Beverly Hills: Demographic Change 2. Enter the Dragon: Economic Change 3. "I Don't Feel at Home Anymore": Social and Cultural Change 4. Community Fragmentation and the Slow-Growth Movement 5. Controlled Growth and the Official-English Movement 6. "City with a Heart"? 7. The Politics of Realignment 8. Theoretical Perspectives on Monterey Park Conclusion: From Marginal to Mainstream Notes Select Bibliography Index

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About the Author

Timothy P. Fong teaches at the University of California, Davis, and at California State University, Hayward.