Background
Lien, Pei-Te was born on March 24, 1957 in Hwa-lien, Taiwan. Came to the United States, 1979. Daughter of Chien-kum Lien and Yu-cheng Chang.
(Asian Americans are widely believed to be passive and com...)
Asian Americans are widely believed to be passive and compliant participants in the U.S. political process if they participate at all. In this ground-breaking book, Pei-te Lien maps the actions and strategies of Asian Americans as they negotiate a space in the American political arena. Professor Lien looks at political participation by Asian Americans prior to 1965 and then examines, at both organizational and mass politics levels, how race, ethnicity, and trans nationalism help to construct a complex American electorate.She looks not only at rates of participation among Asian Americans as compared with blacks, Latinos, American Indians, and non-Hispanic whites, but also among specific groups of Asian Americans Chinese, Japanese, Filipinos, Koreans, Asian Indians, and Vietnamese. She also discusses how gender, socioeconomic class, and place of birth affect political participation. With documentation ranging from historical narrative to opinion survey data, Professor Lien creates a picture of a diverse group of politically active people who are intent on carving out a place for themselves in American political life. Pei-te Lien is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Ethnic Studies at the University of Utah.
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(First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylo...)
First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0815329849/?tag=2022091-20
Lien, Pei-Te was born on March 24, 1957 in Hwa-lien, Taiwan. Came to the United States, 1979. Daughter of Chien-kum Lien and Yu-cheng Chang.
Bachelor, National Taiwan University, 1979. Master of Arts, University Florida, 1991. Doctor of Philosophy, University Florida, 1995.
Corresponding World Journal, New York City, 1989—1991. Associate professor political science and ethnic studies University Utah, Salt Lake City, since 1995. Co-chair Asian Pacific American Caucus, Washington, 1999—2001.
(Asian Americans are widely believed to be passive and com...)
(First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylo...)
Board directors Utah Organization of Chinese Americans. Fellow Social Science Research Council (postdoctoral fellow 1999). Member American Political Science Association, Association Asian American Studies, Midwest Political Science Association, Southern Political Science Association.
Married Wei Shyy, January 3, 1981 (divorced). Children: Albert, Alice.