Chains of Babylon : the rise of Asian America /
Daryl J. Maeda.
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2009.
- xviii, 203 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Critical American studies series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Before Asian America -- "Down with Hayakawa!" : assimilation vs. third world solidarity at San Francisco State College -- Black Panthers, Red Guards, and Chinamen : constructing Asian American identity through performing blackness -- "Are we not also Asians?" : building solidarity through opposition to the Viet Nam war -- Performing radical culture : a grain of sand and the language of liberty -- Conclusion : fighting for the heart of Asian America.
Asian Americans--Politics and government--20th century. Asian Americans--Social conditions--20th century. Asian Americans--Ethnic identity. Political activists--History--United States--20th century. Social movements--History--United States--20th century. Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--United States. African Americans--Relations with Asian Americans.
United States--Race relations--History--20th century. United States--Social conditions--20th century.