Democratic Pathways and Disjunctures in Contemporary Asian American Politics

Session Submission Type: Created Panel

Session Description

This panel address the democratic possibilities and disjunctures in contemporary Asian American and diasporic politics. Covering the diverse ethnic groups in Asian America from Chinese immigrants, Vietnamese Americans, Korean Americans, to overseas Cambodians in the United States, panelists draw on diverse methodological approaches from contextual analysis, qualitative interviews, quantitate survey data, to interdisciplinary study in engendering dynamic, cross-cutting analyses and inquiries.

Sub Unit

• Related Groups / Asian Pacific American Caucus

Individual Presentations

• Connective Action and Chinese American Immigrant Politics - James S. Lai, Santa Clara University

• Tracing Roots of Racial Attitudes Among Immigrant Chinese Americans - Pei-te Lien, University of California Santa Barbara

• Vietnamese Americans, Korean Americans and the Immigrant Cohort Hypothesis - Loan K. Le, Institute for Good Government & Inclusion

• Gaining Support for the Cambodian People's Party in Long Beach, California - Sovathana Sokhom, CSUDH; Susan Needham, California State University, Dominguez Hills

Chair

• Kim Geron California State University, East Bay

Discussants

• Janelle Wong

• Jane Y. Junn University of Southern California