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Serve the People

Making Asian America in the Long Sixties

by Karen L. Ishizuka
Jeff Chang
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A narrative history of the movement that turned “Orientals” into Asian Americans
Until the political ferment of the Long Sixties, there were no Asian Americans. There were only isolated communities of mostly Chinese, Japanese, and Filipinos lumped together as “Orientals.” Serve the People tells the story of the social and cultural movement that knit these disparate communities into a political identity, the history of how—and why—the double consciousness of Asian America came to be.
At the same time, Karen Ishizuka’s vivid narrative reveals the personal epiphanies and intimate stories of insurgent movers and shakers and ground-level activists alike. Drawing on more than 120 interviews and illustrated with striking images from guerrilla movement publications, the book evokes the feeling of growing up alien in a society rendered in black and white, and recalls the intricate memories and meanings of the Asian American movement. Serve the People paints a panoramic landscape of a radical time, and is destined to become the definitive history of the making of Asian America.

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    March 15, 2016

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      • ISBN: 9781781688649
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  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      April 1, 2016

      Over a period of eight years, independent scholar Ishizuka (Lost and Found) interviewed approximately 120 people who were involved in the Asian American civil rights movement. This book is the fruit of those labors, and it sheds light on the experiences of Japanese, Chinese, and Filipino Americans in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. At that time, many Asian Americans felt alienated as they were not part of the black and white dichotomy of American society. Inspired by the black liberation movement and opposition to the Vietnam War, Asian Americans began to organize to stand up for their rights. Before this uprising, these groups were typically referred to as "Orientals." Adopting the term Asian American allowed people of this heritage to show both solidarity among the various Asian ethnic groups and reflect their Americanness. VERDICT This fascinating study is highly recommended for those interested in Asian American history and the civil rights movement. For a work that covers this history beyond the 1960s, see Erica Lee's The Making of Asian America: A History.--Joshua Wallace, Ranger Coll., TX

      Copyright 2016 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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