Asian Americans and the Supreme Court: A Documentary History

by Robert H. Hyung Chan Kim

This documentary history critiques major Supreme Court decisions on litigations that Asian Americans brought before the Court over the past 150 years. In eight sections, contributing scholars all consider cases within three conceptual frameworks; (1) the commonly held belief that Asian Americans could not become members of the American community because of their race, (2) the once widely held belief that Orientals are mysterious and inferior, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313272344
• ISBN13: 9780313272349
• Release Date: May 1992
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 1184 Pages
• Weight: 3.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.7" x 6.3" x 9.5"