Description
An exploration of how Asian Americans are uniquely positioned relative to whites and Black people in the U.S. racial order.
About the Author
Kim is Professor of Political Science and Asian American Studies at University of California, Irvine. Her writing has appeared in The Los Angeles Times, The Nation, and Ms. Magazine. Her two previous books, Bitter Fruit: The Politics of Black-Korean Conflict and Dangerous Crossings: Race, Species and Nature in a Multicultural Age, have both won best book awards from the American Political Science Association. Kim has been a fellow at the Institute of Advanced Study and the University of California Humanities Research Institute.
Reviews
'Claire Kim's Asian Americans in an Anti-Black World is yet another critically important work from a leading theoretician of racial politics within the U.S. An acute observer of the complicated racial dynamics of the twenty-first century U.S., Kim centers anti-blackness as critical for understanding the complex racial dynamics that continue be central to shaping U.S. society and politics.' Michael Dawson, The University of Chicago
'Sure to elicit controversy and debate, Kim offers a stunning and provocative account of the racial positioning of Asian Americans in a pervasively anti-Black social order. In a work of enormous breadth, she challenges prevailing narratives and paradigms of Asian American history and politics by illustrating how Asian Americans have benefitted from anti-Blackness. Grasping the functionality of 'better than Black' for white supremacy becomes essential to imagining how anti-Asian racism might be framed and contested.' Michael Omi, University of California, Berkeley
'A razor-sharp retelling of Asian American history...The story of race and rights in the United States cannot be told without Asian Americans. This book will show you why.' Jeff Guo, NPR Books We Love
Book Information
ISBN 9781009222259
Author Claire Jean Kim
Format Hardback
Page Count 400
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 740g
Dimensions(mm) 236mm * 161mm * 28mm