Myth of the Model Minority: Asian Americans Facing Racism, Second Edition, Paperback - Rosalind S. Chou

With their apparent success in schools and careers, Asian Americans have long been viewed by white Americans as the "model minority." Yet few Ameri...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Gerald HorneThe surprising alliance between Japan and pro-Tokyo African Americans during World War II In November 1942 in E...

Reducere. Higher education hails Asian American students as model minorities who face no educational barriers given their purported cultural values of hard w...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Jonathan (Professor of Theology and Ethics, Professor of Theology and Ethics, Baylor University) T...

Reducere. DescriptionIt would be incorrect to say that Asian American literature began during the Civil Rights Movement. Since the late nineteenth century, C...

Drawing on original data, this book addresses the issue of color-blind racism through an examination of the circular logic used by the juvenile jus...

Reducere. The most important topics are often the hardest to discuss-What I See is a beautifully illustrated, lyrical picture book about anti-Asian racism, f...

Presents an important collection of essays documenting the intersections of race and religion and Asian American communities. Issues of religion an...

Reducere. DescriptionThis book is the classic work on forms of the European folktale.

Reducere. From the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 to the Immigration Act of 1924 to Japanese American internment during World War II, the United States has a ...

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DescriptionBuilding on the legacy of the groundbreaking first edition, the Editors of this unique volume have selected more than 100 leading emotio...

A recovery of the vital role Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Americans played in US intelligence services in Asia during World War II. Spies deep beh...

Reducere. A comic masterpiece of medieval French literature, Aucassin and Nicolette is categorized by its anonymous author as a "chantefable, " or "song-stor...

The second edition of Modern Chinese History provides a concise narrative of Chinese history from the period 1644 to the present. Organized around ...

Reducere. James R. Walker was a physician to the Pine Ridge Sioux from 1896 to 1914. His accounts of this time, taken from his personal papers, reveal much a...

Reducere. DescriptionThe book offers a historical account of the Gumby ancestors to the year 1680. Probing through historical records, wills, book chapters, ...

DescriptionIn Racial Melancholia, Racial Dissociation critic David L. Eng and psychotherapist Shinhee Han draw on case histories from the mid-1990s...

From a journalist on the frontlines of the Students for Fair Admission (SFFA) v. Harvard case comes a probing examination of affirmative action, th...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Daniel James BrownNumber of pages: 560Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 130 x 198 x 33Cover type: Paperback ...

The first significant book on the history and impact of the ADA--the "eyes on the prize" moment for disability rights The Americans with Disabiliti...

Reducere. A behind-the-scenes examination of Asian Americans in the workplace In the classroom, Asian Americans, often singled out as so-called "model minori...

Reducere. This workbook consists of 16 inventions created by African Americans with coloring books and critical thinking activities to make learning not only...

Reducere. DescriptionIn School Leadership for Results: A Focused Model, Beverly G. Carbaugh and Robert J. Marzano update their seminal work to reflect the mo...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Natasha WarikooIllustration(s): 4 tablesNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2022Dimensions: ...

A comprehensive, compelling, and clearly written title that provides a rich examination of the history of Asians in the United States, covering wel...

Enjoy the best children's anthology of noteworthy Asian Americans. This compelling collection features 20 profiles with 60 action-packed, color ill...

Reducere. Here it is -- the first new Catechism of the Catholic Church in more than 400 years, a complete summary of what Catholic throughout the world belie...

A complete and contemporary update to the best-selling resource for woodburners, nationally known artist Lora Irish reveals her secrets in this new...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Jeannie N. ShinozukaIllustration(s): 17 halftonesNumber of pages: 296Publication date: 2022Dim...

Reducere. As weaponry and warfare have become more sophisticated, so their long-term effects have become more insidious and deadly. Whilst it is easy to iden...

This book counters the conventional narrative of state formation, which overlooks the fact that state bureaucracies in East Asia had emerged 1, 000...

Reducere. Now available in hardcover, this beautifully illustrated book introduces readers of all ages to 16 Asian-Americans who changed the world.Asian-Amer...

Publisher: Rowman & LittlefieldAuthor(s): Kevin T. KellyNumber of pages: 236Publication date: 1997Dimensions: 218 x 140 x 17Cover type: Paperback /...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Jeannie N. ShinozukaIllustration(s): 17 halftonesNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dim...

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Reducere. As America struggles to point its way out of the COVID-19 pandemic, we can't lose sight of the economic problems that existed before the crisis. Ev...

Hountondji... writes not as an 'African' philosopher but as a philosopher on Africa.... Hountondji's deep understanding of any civilization as nece...

Reducere. 2012 Honorable mention for the Book Award in Cultural Studies from the Association for Asian American Studies Arkansas, 1943. The Deep South during...

What would the world be like if there were no places? Our lives are so place-oriented that we cannot begin to comprehend the loss of locality. Inde...

Reducere. During the 1920s and 1930s, American minority artists and writers collaborated extensively with the Soviet avant-garde, seeking to build a revoluti...

Publisher: Nagra PublicationsAuthor(s): J. S. NagraNumber of pages: 62Publication date: 2011Dimensions: 176 x 240 x 9Cover type: Paperback / softba...

Provides a descriptive treatment of varieties of human memory, including recognising and reminding, reminiscing and commemorating, body memory and ...

Reducere. Selected as One of the Village Voice's Favorite 25 Books of 2001 In this landmark work, historian Vijay Prashad refuses to engage the typical racia...

DescriptionUnravel the secrets to creating Celtic knot work as you adorn your completed wood burning, carving, and scrolling projects with beautifu...