Citizens of Asian America: Democracy and Race During the Cold War

by Cindy I-Fen Cheng

Book Overview

Winner, 2013-2014 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, Adult Non-Fiction presented by the Asian Pacific American Librarian Association

During the Cold War, Soviet propaganda highlighted U.S. racism in order to undermine the credibility of U.S. democracy. In response, incorporating racial and ethnic minorities in order to affirm that America worked to ensure the rights of all and was superior to communist countries became a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814759351
• ISBN13: 9780814759356
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 285 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"