Full Description
Violent and sometimes fatal acts of racial hatred are drawing increasing attention around the nation. For the first time, voices of Asian Americans and Asian Canadians have been brought together to discuss the multidimensional impact of racial crime in their lives and through their work as attorneys, teachers, community activists, students, or business professionals. The authors explore the relationship between the physical or verbal acts and issues of ethnic identity, civil rights of immigrants, Internet racism, sexual violence, language and violence, institutionalized racism, economic scapegoating, and police brutality. Because hate crimes span legal, social, and emotional contexts, many of the contributors write in a narrative style that blends personal experience with social theory or political commentary. They offer valuable perspective on combating hate crime in coalition building and community resistance, legal prosecution, police training, victim services, and racial justice movements. The depth, emotion, and intelligence of these compelling chapters make the book important reading in courses in Asian American studies, race and ethnic studies, sociology, criminology, and human rights, and for anyone looking to understand the ongoing struggle of racial violence and human rights in North America.
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Part One: Activism and the Law Chapter 3 Chapter 1: Transferred Intent: The Pervasiveness of Hate Crimes Chapter 4 Chapter 2: The Interrelationships between Anti-Asian Violence and Asian America Chapter 5 Chapter 3: Hate Crime on the Internet: The University of California, Irvine Case Chapter 6 Chapter 4: From Vincent Chin to Kuan Chung Kao: Restoring the Dignity to their Lives Part 7 Part Two: Language and Identity Chapter 8 Chapter 5: Some Substitute Stories, Out of School Chapter 9 Chapter 6: Fire at my Face: Growing up Immigrant Part 10 Part Three: Growth and Resistance Chapter 11 Chapter 7: Am I Beautiful Now? Chapter 12 Chapter 8: Newly Immigrated to America: A Narrative of Violence Chapter 13 Chapter 9: To Serve and Protect Chapter 14 Chapter 10: My Noose Part 15 Part Four: Epilogue and Afterword 16 Epilogue 17 Afterword
