Asian American Political Coalitions: Conflict, Cooperation, and Coexistence in Minority Politics, (Hardcover)

<p><b>How Asian, Black, and Latino Americans form and resist political coalitions</b> </p><p>Despite sharing similar experiences with racial discrimination and underrepresentation, Asian, Black, and Latino Americans have distinct and nuanced political identities, interests, and goals. In <i>Asian American Political Coalitions</i>, Fan Lu closely explores these communities of color, providing insight into their complex - and promising - political relationships, at a time when common ground is needed more than ever before. </p><p>Drawing on post-election and racial identity surveys, as well as case and character studies of activists like Grace Lee Boggs, Yuri Kochiyama, Richard Aoki, and Saket Soni, Lu highlights conflict and coalition-building among Asian American, Black, and Latino communities. She provides a framework for thinking through how these groups can mobilize together, instead of separately, to challenge our country's racial hierarchy. </p><p>Lu also provides a fresh lens on key historical and contemporary political events, including Black American responses to Japanese internment, and Asian American perceptions of the Black Lives Matter movement. <i>Asian American Political Coalitions</i> captures both the conflict and common ground among Asian, Black, and Latino Americans, and how these communities must build strong political coalitions for a better future.</p>

• Asian American Political Coalitions: Conflict, Cooperation, and Coexistence in Minority Politics, (Hardcover)
• Author: New York University Press
• ISBN: 9781479844487
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2026-12-29
• Page Count: 248