Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Author’s Note ix
4. Introduction 1
5. PART ONE. HOW AMERICA ERASED THE V IOLENT HISTORY OF ANTI -ASIAN RACISM (1850s–1970s)
6. 1 The Violence of Exclusion 17
7. 2 The Violence of Empire 41
8. 3 From Mass Incarceration to Mass Murder 62
9. 4 How Asian Women Become Targets of Violence 89
10. 5 The Violence Beyond Vietnam 110
11. PART TWO. HOW THE MURDER OF VINCENT CHIN REMADE ASIAN AMERICAN IDENTITY AND POLITICS (1980s – PRESENT)
12. 6 Martyr in the Motor City 135
13. 7 White Grievance and the Rise of the Counterrevolution 159
14. 8 Naming and Confronting Hate Crimes 186
15. 9 When the Police Cause More Harm 212
16. 10 Building Community in the Face of Violence 238
17. Epilogue 263
18. Acknowledgments 273
19. Notes 275
20. Selected Bibliography 317
21. Index 321