Elusive Citizenship : Immigration, Asian Americans, and the Paradox of Civil Rights / John S. W. Park.
2004
JV6450 .P35 2004eb
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Title
Elusive Citizenship : Immigration, Asian Americans, and the Paradox of Civil Rights / John S. W. Park.
Author
Park, John S. W., author.
ISBN
9780814768693
Published
New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2004]
Copyright
©2004
Language
English
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In English.
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1 online resource
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10.18574/nyu/9780814768693.001.0001 doi
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JV6450 .P35 2004eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
325.73095
Summary
Since the late nineteenth century, federal and state rules governing immigration and naturalization have placed persons of Asian ancestry outside the boundaries of formal membership. A review of leading cases in American constitutional law regarding Asians would suggest that initially, Asian immigrants tended to evade exclusionary laws through deliberate misrepresentations of their identities or through extralegal means. Eventually, many of these immigrants and their descendants came to accept prevailing legal norms governing their citizenship in the United States. In many cases, this involved embracing notions of white supremacy. John S. W. Park argues that American rules governing citizenship and belonging remain fundamentally unjust, even though they suggest the triumph of a "civil rights" vision, where all citizens share the same basic rights. By continuing to privilege members over non-members in ways that are politically popular, these rules mask injustices that violate principles of fairness. Importantly, Elusive Citizenship also suggests that politically and socially, full membership in American society remains closely linked with participation in exclusionary practices that isolate racial minorities in America.
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Critical America ; ; 72
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
1. "A Subclass within Our Boundaries"
I. Theory
2. "Characteristics Arbitrary from a Moral Point of View"
3. "One Body in the State of Nature"
II. Law
4. "They Do Not and Will Not Assimilate"
5. "Beyond All Reason in Its Severity"
III. Homeless Strangers
6. "They Will Disappear"
7. "Loyalty Is a Matter of the Heart and Mind"
8. "Outside the Pale of Law"
Notes
Index
About the Author
Contents
Acknowledgments
1. "A Subclass within Our Boundaries"
I. Theory
2. "Characteristics Arbitrary from a Moral Point of View"
3. "One Body in the State of Nature"
II. Law
4. "They Do Not and Will Not Assimilate"
5. "Beyond All Reason in Its Severity"
III. Homeless Strangers
6. "They Will Disappear"
7. "Loyalty Is a Matter of the Heart and Mind"
8. "Outside the Pale of Law"
Notes
Index
About the Author