Cantitate/Preț
Produs

Voting Together: Intergenerational Politics and Civic Engagement among Hmong Americans: Asian America

Autor Carolyn Wong
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 5 iun 2017
Hmong American immigrants first came to the United States as refugees of the Vietnam War. Forty years on, they have made a notable impact in American political life. They have voter participation rates higher than most other Asian American ethnic groups, and they have won seats in local and state legislative bodies. Yet the average level of education among Hmong Americans still lags behind that of the general U.S. population and high rates of poverty persist in their community, highlighting a curious disparity across the typical benchmarks of immigrant incorporation.

Carolyn Wong analyzes how the Hmong came to pursue politics as a key path to advancement and inclusion in the United States. Drawing on interviews with community leaders, refugees, and the second-generation children of immigrants, Wong shows that intergenerational mechanisms of social voting underlie the political participation of Hmong Americans. Younger Hmong Americans engage older community residents in grassroots elections and conversation about public affairs. And in turn, within families and communities, elders often transmit stories that draw connections between ancient Hmong aspirations for freedom and contemporary American egalitarian projects.
Citește tot Restrânge

Din seria Asian America

Preț: 43449 lei

Preț vechi: 53640 lei
-19% Nou

Puncte Express: 652

Preț estimativ în valută:
8316 8667$ 6923£

Carte tipărită la comandă

Livrare economică 07-21 ianuarie 25

Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76

Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780804782234
ISBN-10: 0804782237
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Stanford University Press
Colecția Stanford University Press
Seria Asian America


Notă biografică

Carolyn Wong is a Research Associate at the Institute for Asian American Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Boston and the author of Lobbying for Inclusion: Rights Politics and the Making of Immigration Policy (Stanford, 2006).

Cuprins


Descriere

This book examines the paths taken by Hmong Americans towards a participatory citizenship and active engagement in politics in the United States.