Asian American Women: Issues, Concerns, and Responsive Human and Civil Rights Advocacy

by Lora Jo Foo

Asian American Issues, Concerns, and Responsive Human and Civil Rights Advocacy reveals the struggles of Asian American women at the bottom of the socio-economic ladder where hunger, illness, sweatshop labor, exposure to hazardous chemicals and even involuntary servitude are everyday realities. Asian American women of all socio-economic classes suffer from domestic violence whose root causes stem from the particular forms of patriarchy that exist in Asian cultures. Their health and lives are endangered due to stereotypes about Asian women. The lack of research or the lumping together of the over 24 subgroups of Asian Americans into a homogeneous whole misleads the public as to the extent of injustices inflicted on Asian American women. The book captures their suffering and also the fighting spirit of Asian American women who have waged social and economic justice campaigns to right the wrongs against them. The book is a call to action to Asian Americans, policy makers, civil rights organizations and the philanthropic community to support Asian American women in their struggles to advance their social justice agenda. The second edition was updated by Asian American women activists, advocates and organizers who have dedicated their lives to the elimination of the human and civil rights violations described in this book.

Genres: Nonfiction

264 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2003

Reviews

[Emery · Rating 5 out of 5]

I technically read the 2nd ed, but it isn't available on Goodreads, so I think this is close enough, haha! This is an incredibly informative book on all kinds of societal etc issues for Asian American women. A chunk of information I already generally knew as an Asian American enby (afab), but this book provides so many amazing stats and numbers. It really puts into perspective the amount of people who are suffering because of discrimination whether it's racism, sexism, etc for Asian Americans. Such an excellent read and I highly recommend it if you're interested in learning more.

[New · Rating 4 out of 5]

super informative :0 would recommend this to anyone who wants to have a more intersectional, nuanced understanding of asian american women