Race, religion, and civil rights : Asian students on the West Coast, 1900-1968

Race, religion, and civil rights : Asian students on the West Coast, 1900-1968 /

Stephanie Hinnershitz reveals the unsung legacy of civil rights activism among foreign and American-born Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino students, who formed crucial alliances based on their shared religious affiliations and experiences of discrimination. Using archival sources that bring forth thes...

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Main Author: Hinnershitz, Stephanie, 1984- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2015]
Series:Asian American studies today.
Subjects:
Asian Americans > Civil rights > Pacific States > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > Pacific States > History > 20th century.
Asian American college students > Political activity > Pacific States > History > 20th century.
Pacific States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. "Western People Are Not All Angels": Encountering Racism on the West Coast
  • 2. A Problem by Any Other Name: Christian Student Associations, the "Second-Generation Problem," and West Coast Racism
  • 3. "We Ask Not for Mercy, but for Justice": Filipino Students and the Battle for Labor and Civil Rights
  • 4. "A Sweet-and- Sour World": The Second Sino-Japanese War, Christian Citizenship, and Equality
  • 5. Christian Citizenship and Japanese American Incarceration during World War II
  • 6. Christian Social Action in the Postwar Era
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index

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