Contesting the Last Frontier: Race, Gender, Ethnicity, and Political Representation of Asian Americans

by Pei-te Lien and Nicole Filler

Women of color, including Asian Pacific American (APA) women, have made considerable inroads into elective office in the United States in recent years; in fact, their numbers have grown more rapidly than those of white women. Nonetheless, focusing only on success stories gives the false impression that racism, sexism, and other forms of oppression are not barriers for APA candidates to public office. It also detracts attention from the persistent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190077689
• ISBN13: 9780190077686
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"