Racial Transformations: Latinos and Asians Remaking the United States

by Nicholas De Genova and Natalia Molina

Book Overview

Moving beyond the black-white binary that has long framed racial discourse in the United States, the contributors to this collection examine how the experiences of Latinos and Asians intersect in the formation of the U.S. nation-state. They analyze the political and social processes that have racialized Latinos and Asians while highlighting the productive ways that these communities challenge and transform the identities imposed on them. Each essay...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822337169
• ISBN13: 9780822337164
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"