Asian Americans and the Supreme Court: A Documentary History

Asian Americans and the Supreme Court: A Documentary History
ISBN-10
0313272344
ISBN-13
9780313272349
Category
History
Pages
1164
Language
English
Published
1992
Publisher
Greenwood Publishing Group
Author
Hyung-chan Kim

Description

Covering the past 150 years, this documentary history critiques major Supreme Court decisions on litigations that Asian Americans brought before the Court. Separate sections written by contributing scholars focus on cases pertaining to the question of the government's right to exclude, expel, or deport persons of Asian ancestry, the constitutional question of U.S. citizenship for persons of Asian ancestry, the alien laws of California and Washington, and Japanese internment. A seventh section casts the problem of denying Asian Americans their constitutional rights within the framework of Asian American "foreignness" as viewed by white America. The final chapter reviews major immigration laws passed by Congress in the 20th century and discusses the implications of the Immigration Act of 1990. The volume concludes with a case, name, and subject index.

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