Asian American Politics

Andrew Aoki is Professor of Political Science at Augsburg College.Okiyoshi Takeda is Associate Professor of Political Science at Aoyama Gakuin University.

"An excellent comprehensive text outlining the state of Asian-American politics in the twenty-first century."Journal of Asian American Studies "Andrew L Aoki and Okiyoshi Takeda have written the first undergraduate textbook on Asian American politics. It is an important book for Politics and Asian American Studies students, although its clear yet lively style makes it accessible to students taking courses in race and ethnicity outside these fields."American Studies Today Online"Aoki and Takeda deserve a big round of applause for writing the first book on Asian American politics specifically for undergraduate teaching and learning. Comprehensively researched and highly accessible, the book not only is well-positioned for classroom adoption but its framing the search for identity within the political science literature helps opens the political science discipline to broader acceptance of scholarship on Asian Americans."Pei-te Lien, University of California"Aoki and Takeda have masterfully written a superb textbook that captures and analyzes the dynamic impact of the 15 million Asian Americans on United States politics and race relations. The voting patterns, social movements, elected officials, inter-racial coalitions and conflicts, and other major political activities of the rapidly growing and diverse Asian American population are presented in a lively, engaging, and highly readable manner. This is a cornerstone book for classes in American politics, race and ethnic studies, Asian American Studies, and public policy."Don Nakanishi, University of California, Los Angeles"Now, at last, we have a book that directly addresses the politics of, by, and for Asian Americans. It is long past due, and extremely welcome. Students, researchers, and activists alike are indebted to Aoki and Takeda."Jennifer Hochschild, Harvard University

• Preface: Asian American Politics - Racialization and its ConsequencesChapter 1: Why Study Asian American Politics? Racialization and its consequences.Chapter 2: Asian Americans TodayChapter 3: Political Participation and Public OpinionChapter 4: Interest Groups and Social MovementsChapter 5: Elected Officials and RepresentationChapter 6: Conflict and Cooperation with Other Minority GroupsChapter 7: Images of Asian Americans and their Political ConsequencesChapter 8: Asian Americans, Public Policy, and IntersectionalityChapter 9: The Politics of Identity and the Future of American PoliticsAppendix: Defining and Counting Asian AmericansNotesWorks CitedIndex