Race, religion, and civil rights : Asian students on the West Coast, 1900-1968 /
Hinnershitz, Stephanie, 1984-
Race, religion, and civil rights : Asian students on the West Coast, 1900-1968 / Stephanie Hinnershitz. - 1 online resource (ix, 268 pages) - Asian American studies today . - Asian American studies today. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Western People Are Not All Angels": Encountering Racism on the West Coast -- A Problem by Any Other Name: Christian Student Associations, the "Second-Generation Problem," and West Coast Racism -- "We Ask Not for Mercy, but for Justice": Filipino Students and the Battle for Labor and Civil Rights -- "A Sweet-and- Sour World": The Second Sino-Japanese War, Christian Citizenship, and Equality -- Christian Citizenship and Japanese American Incarceration during World War II -- Christian Social Action in the Postwar Era -- Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index
Stephanie Hinnershitz reveals the unsung legacy of civil rights activism among foreign and American-born Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino students, who formed crucial alliances based on their shared religious affiliations and experiences of discrimination. Using archival sources that bring forth these students' authentic, passionate voices, Race, Religion, and Civil Rights is a testament to the powerful ways they shaped the social, political, and cultural direction of civil rights movements throughout the West Coast, from Californian college campuses to Alaskan canneries.
9780813571805 0813571804 9780813575360 0813575362
22573/ctt17wfcg2 JSTOR
1900-1999
Asian Americans--Civil rights--History--Pacific States--20th century.
Civil rights movements--History--Pacific States--20th century.
Asian American college students--Political activity--History--Pacific States--20th century.
Américains d'origine asiatique--Droits--Histoire--États du Pacifique (États-Unis)--20e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme--Histoire--États du Pacifique (États-Unis)--20e siècle.
Étudiants américains d'origine asiatique--Activité politique--Histoire--États du Pacifique (États-Unis)--20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Human Rights.
HISTORY--State & Local--West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)--United States
Asian Americans--Civil rights
Civil rights movements
Race relations
Pacific States--Race relations--History--20th century.
États du Pacifique (États-Unis)--Relations raciales--Histoire--20e siècle.
United States--Pacific States
Electronic books.
History
F855.2.A75 / H56 2015eb F855.2.A75 / H56 2015
323.1195/0730790904
Race, religion, and civil rights : Asian students on the West Coast, 1900-1968 / Stephanie Hinnershitz. - 1 online resource (ix, 268 pages) - Asian American studies today . - Asian American studies today. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Western People Are Not All Angels": Encountering Racism on the West Coast -- A Problem by Any Other Name: Christian Student Associations, the "Second-Generation Problem," and West Coast Racism -- "We Ask Not for Mercy, but for Justice": Filipino Students and the Battle for Labor and Civil Rights -- "A Sweet-and- Sour World": The Second Sino-Japanese War, Christian Citizenship, and Equality -- Christian Citizenship and Japanese American Incarceration during World War II -- Christian Social Action in the Postwar Era -- Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index
Stephanie Hinnershitz reveals the unsung legacy of civil rights activism among foreign and American-born Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino students, who formed crucial alliances based on their shared religious affiliations and experiences of discrimination. Using archival sources that bring forth these students' authentic, passionate voices, Race, Religion, and Civil Rights is a testament to the powerful ways they shaped the social, political, and cultural direction of civil rights movements throughout the West Coast, from Californian college campuses to Alaskan canneries.
9780813571805 0813571804 9780813575360 0813575362
22573/ctt17wfcg2 JSTOR
1900-1999
Asian Americans--Civil rights--History--Pacific States--20th century.
Civil rights movements--History--Pacific States--20th century.
Asian American college students--Political activity--History--Pacific States--20th century.
Américains d'origine asiatique--Droits--Histoire--États du Pacifique (États-Unis)--20e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme--Histoire--États du Pacifique (États-Unis)--20e siècle.
Étudiants américains d'origine asiatique--Activité politique--Histoire--États du Pacifique (États-Unis)--20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Human Rights.
HISTORY--State & Local--West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)--United States
Asian Americans--Civil rights
Civil rights movements
Race relations
Pacific States--Race relations--History--20th century.
États du Pacifique (États-Unis)--Relations raciales--Histoire--20e siècle.
United States--Pacific States
Electronic books.
History
F855.2.A75 / H56 2015eb F855.2.A75 / H56 2015
323.1195/0730790904