Immigrants, Racial Citizens, and the (Multi)Cultural Politics of Neoliberal Los Angeles

Part of a special issue on Asian and Pacific Islander populations within the U.S. The writer critiques dominant multicultural discourses operating within the U.S. currently. She refocuses debate about the black-white divide in Los Angeles to include both Central American and Asian immigrants who can...

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Main Author: Kim, Jinah (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2008
In: Social justice
Year: 2008, Volume: 35, Issue: 2, Pages: 36-56
Online Access: Volltext (Publisher)
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Keywords:
Social marginality
Social conditions of Asian Americans
Multiculturalism
Race
Neoliberalism
Immigrants
Politics & culture
Social History
Central Americans
Minorities > United States
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Summary:Part of a special issue on Asian and Pacific Islander populations within the U.S. The writer critiques dominant multicultural discourses operating within the U.S. currently. She refocuses debate about the black-white divide in Los Angeles to include both Central American and Asian immigrants who cannot be codified using these terms. She argues that neoliberal discourse of multiculturalism is inadequate in meeting the challenges posed by events like Los Angeles' 1992 race riots.
ISSN:2327-641X