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Informationen zum Autor Michael Chang received his Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies from the University of California-Berkeley and is currently completing his J.D. at the University of California-Los Angeles. Klappentext Following 1996's "Asian Donorgate" campaign finance controversy! Chinese Americans! and by proxy all Asian Americans! were depicted in U.S. public discourse as foreigners subversively attempting to buy influence with U.S. politicians. Racial Politics in an Era of Transnational Citizenship asks! Will the perception of the Asian American as the "perpetual foreigner" continue to reproduce itself uncritically! heightening during times of media-supported nationalism? Scholar Michael Chang's incisive work contributes greatly to current debates on civil rights and on the meaning of "citizenship" and "belonging" among a transnational community and in a globalized world. Zusammenfassung Following 1996's Asian Donorgate campaign finance controversy! Chinese Americans! and by proxy all Asian Americans! were depicted in U.S. public discourse as foreigners subversively attempting to buy influence with U.S. politicians. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Glossary of Terms Used Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Transnational Asian America: Race! Class! Nation! and Citizenship Part 4 RACE Chapter 5 A Shifting Discourse: From Campaign Finance Reform to National Security Part 6 NATION Chapter 7 Transforming and Negotiating the Public Sphere: Asian Americans Respond to "Asian Donorgate" Chapter 7 The Coming Conflict: American Orientalism and U.S.-China Relations Part 8 CITIZENSHIP Chapter 9 Citizenship and Disciplining: Asian Americans as "Homo Economicus" Part 10 CLASS Chapter 12 Conclusion
