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960093
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Liu, Michael,1948-
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The snake dance of Asian American activism : : community, vision, and power in the struggle for social justice, 1945-2000 /\ Michael Liu, Kim Geron, and Tracy A.M. Lai.
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Lanham, MD :: Lexington Books,, 2008.
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1 online resource (1 volume)
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| ISBN
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0739127195
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: 0739127209
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: 0739130196
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: 9780739127193
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: 9780739127209
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: 9780739130193
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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The Snake Dance of Asian American Activism; Contents; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Introduction; Chapter One: Exploring the Asian American Movement Using Social Movement Theory; Chapter Two: Background to the Formation of the AAM; Chapter Three: Swelling Rhythm: The 1960s Era and the Conditions for Change; Chapter Four: The Birth of the Movement: Stepping Toward New Values and New Community; Chapter Five: The Mature Movement (1976-1982): Weaving through New Surroundings; Chapter Six: From Vincent Chin to Jesse Jackson (1983-1989): The Horned Snake Rattles.
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This text reinterprets a misunderstood epoch of the Asian American experiencethe Asian American movement (AAM). The authors address the AAM's dramatic impact on the direction of Asian American political and social activity beginning in the 1960s, part.
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Asian Americans-- Politics and government-- 20th century.
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Asian Americans-- Social conditions-- 20th century.
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Civil rights movements-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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Community life-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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Political activists-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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Power (Social sciences)-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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Social justice-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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Social movements-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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Asian Americans-- Politics and government.
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Asian Americans-- Social conditions.
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Civil rights movements.
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Community life.
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Political activists.
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Power (Social sciences)
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Race relations.
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Social conditions
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Social justice.
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Social movements.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Ethnic Studies-- Asian American Studies.
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United States, Race relations, History, 20th century.
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United States, Social conditions, 20th century.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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305.895/0730904
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E184.A75L58 2008eb
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Geron, Kim,1951-
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Lai, Tracy A. M.,1951-
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