Yellow : race in America beyond Black and white / Frank H. Wu.

Author/creator Wu, Frank H., 1967-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Basic Books, ©2002.
Descriptionvii, 399 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects

Abstract In the tradition of W.E.B. Du Bois, Cornel West, and other public intellectuals who confronted the "color line" of the twentieth century, journalist, law professor, and activist Frank H. Wu offers a unique perspective on how changing ideas of racial identity will affect race relations in the new century. Often provocative and always thoughtful, this book addresses some of the most controversial contemporary issues: discrimination, immigration, diversity, globalization, and the mixed-race movement, introducing the example of Asian Americans to shed new light on the current debates. Combining personal anecdotes, social-science research, legal cases, history, and original journalistic reporting, Wu discusses damaging Asian American stereotypes such as "the model minority" and "the perpetual foreigner." By offering new ways of thinking about race in American society, Wu's work challenges us to make good on our great democratic experiment.-- PUBLISHER DESCRIPTION
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 349-381) and index.
LCCN 2001043266
ISBN0465006396 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks E184.A75 W84 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold