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... Asian Americans I have stressed in this chapter that our racial - ethnic categories are based more on social considerations than biological ones . This point is again obvious when we examine the cat- egory Asian American . As Figure ...
... Asian Americans I have stressed in this chapter that our racial - ethnic categories are based more on social considerations than biological ones . This point is again obvious when we examine the cat- egory Asian American . As Figure ...
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... Americans were transferred to " relocation camps . " Many returned home after the war to find that their property ... Asian Americans has outstripped that of whites . This has led to an assumption that all Asian Americans are successful ...
... Americans were transferred to " relocation camps . " Many returned home after the war to find that their property ... Asian Americans has outstripped that of whites . This has led to an assumption that all Asian Americans are successful ...
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... American . Asian Americans are becoming more prominent in politics . With more than half of its citizens being Asian American , Hawaii has elected Asian American governors and sent several Asian American senators to Washington ...
... American . Asian Americans are becoming more prominent in politics . With more than half of its citizens being Asian American , Hawaii has elected Asian American governors and sent several Asian American senators to Washington ...
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Social Structure and Social Interaction | 4 |
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Values in Sociological Research | 14 |
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