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

Foo, Lora Jo

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0595901158 ISBN 13: 9780595901159

Casa editrice: Iuniverse Inc, 2007

Riassunto

Asian American Women: 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.

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L'autore

Lora Jo Foo, a garment worker at age 11 and for 8 years a union organizer among garment and hotel workers, became an attorney representing workers in sweatshop industries. She litigated numerous groundbreaking cases on behalf of these workers. A gifted photographer, she lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Iuniverse Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0595901158
• ISBN 13: 9780595901159
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 229
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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