TY - BOOK AU - Lai,James S. TI - Asian American Political Action: Suburban Transformations SN - 9781626372917 U1 - 320.8089/95073 22 PY - 2022///] CY - Boulder : PB - Lynne Rienner Publishers, KW - Asian Americans KW - Case studies KW - Politics and government KW - Immigrants KW - Political activity KW - United States KW - Political participation KW - Suburban life KW - Suburbs KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Illustrations --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; 1 The Suburbanization of Asian American Politics --; 2 Political Mobilization and Incorporation: An Analytical Framework --; 3 From Exclusion to Inclusion: The Four Stages of Asian American Politics --; 4 Locating Contemporary Political Incorporation: The Suburb vs. the Metropolis --; 5 Cupertino, California: A Panethnic Suburb in Silicon Valley --; 6 Garden Grove and Westminster, California: Vietnamese American Political Incorporation in Orange County’s “Little Saigon” --; 7 Gardena, California: Two Generations of a Japanese American Majority City Council --; 8 Montgomery County, Maryland: Emerging Asian American Suburbs Inside the Washington Beltway --; 9 Sugar Land, Texas: The Political Awakenings of Asian Americans in a Houston Suburb --; 10 Bellevue, Washington: Asian American Politics in a Pacific Northwest Suburb --; 11 Daly City, California: The Barriers to Filipino American Political Incorporation --; 12 Eau Claire, Wisconsin: The Political Rise of the Hmong American Community --; 13 Fitchburg, Massachusetts: The Political Incorporation of Asian Americans in a Boston Suburb --; 14 Forging Ahead: The Future Political Trajectories of Asian Americans --; Acronyms --; References --; Index --; About the Book; restricted access N2 - Where are Asian Americans gaining political power in the United States today? And how? Looking beyond traditional conceptions of immigrant political behavior in "gateway" cities, James Lai comprehensively analyzes how Asian Americans are not only winning elected office, but also sustaining representation, in places as diverse as California, Texas, Wisconsin, and Maryland. Lai's multidimensional approach and vivid case studies illustrate both the unique characteristics and the political commonalities of Asian communities throughout the United States: their core populations, civic organizations, political leanings, and specific electoral challenges and successes. The result is a complex portrait of the breadth of Asian American participation in contemporary multiracial politics UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781626372917 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781626372917 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781626372917/original ER -