Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: Reconceptualizing Asian American Communities 1
5. PART ONE. Global Views of Asian American Communities
6. 1. Intragroup Diversity: Asian American Population Dynamics and Challenges of the Twenty-first Century 25
7. 2. Ethnic Solidarity, Rebounding Networks, and Transnational Culture: The Post-1965 Chinese American Family 45
8. PART TWO. Asian Communities in America: With Geographical Boundaries
9. 3. Beyond a Common Ethnicity and Culture: Chicagoland’s Chinese American Communities since 1945 65
10. 4. Transforming an Ethnic Community: Little Saigon, Orange County 87
11. 5. Building a Community Center: Filipinas/os in San Francisco’s Excelsior Neighborhood 104
12. PART THREE. Asian Communities in America: With Cultural/Social Boundaries
13. 6. Cultural Community: A New Model for Asian American Community 129
14. 7. Chinese Week: Building Chinese American Community through Festivity in Metropolitan Phoenix 154
15. 8. Virtual Community and the Cultural Imaginary of Chinese Americans 179
16. 9. Ethnic Solidarity in a Divided Community: A Study on Bridging Organizations in Koreatown 198
17. PART FOUR. Asian Communities in Canada
18. 10. The Social Construction of Chinese in Canada 223
19. 11. Recent Mainland Chinese Immigrants in Canada: Trends and Obstacles 244
20. Selected Bibliography 263
21. Notes on Contributors 285
22. Index 287