| Description |
xvii, 229 pages : tables ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
"Many of us can recall the targeting of South Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Sikh people in the wake of 9/11. We may be less aware, however, of the ongoing racism directed against these groups in the past decade and a half. In We Too Sing America, nationally renowned activist Deepa Iyer catalogs recent racial flashpoints, from the 2012 massacre at the Sikh gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, to the violent opposition to the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and to the Park 51 Community Center in Lower Manhattan. Iyer asks whether hate crimes should be considered domestic terrorism and explores the role of the state in perpetuating racism through detentions, national registration programs, police profiling, and constant surveillance. She looks at topics including Islamophobia in the Bible Belt; the "Bermuda Triangle" of anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim hysteria; and the energy of new reform movements, including those of "undocumented and unafraid" youth and Black Lives Matter. In a book that reframes the discussion of race in America, a brilliant young activist provides ideas from the front lines of post-9/11 America."-- Provided by publisher. |
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"Since 9/11, we continue to hear incomplete and sanitized histories ... that all too often neglect the experiences of South Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Sikh immigrant communities in the United States. Activist Deepa Iyer catalogs recent racial flashpoints, from the 2012 massacre at the Sikh gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, to the relentless opposition to the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and to the Park 51 Community Center in Lower Manhattan. Iyer places the hate violence, Islamophobia, and xenophobia in a broader context -- that of an American racial landscape undergoing a rapid and radical demographic transformation. Iyer shows how South Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Sikh immigrant communities engage in ... undocumented youth, Black Lives Matter, and Black-Brown coalitions that can inspire new directions for racial justice in the United States. "-- Jacket. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical and online references (pages 181-210) and index. |
| Contents |
"Not our American Dream": the Oak Creek massacre and hate violence -- Journeys in a racial state -- Surveillance nation -- Islamophobia in the Bible Belt -- Disruptors and bridge builders -- Undocumented youth rise up -- Ferguson is everywhere -- We too sing America -- Appendix A: Race talks -- Appendix B: Data on race in America. |
| Subject |
United States -- Race relations -- 21st century.
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United States. |
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Race relations. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
Immigrants -- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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Immigrants. |
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Social conditions. |
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Hate crimes -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
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Hate crimes. |
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History. |
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Racism -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
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Racism. |
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Xenophobia -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
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Xenophobia. |
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Islamophobia -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
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Islamophobia. |
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Immigrants -- Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
2000 - 2099 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Subject |
Hate crimes. |
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Racism. |
| ISBN |
9781620970140 hardcover |
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1620970147 hardcover |
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9781620971215 electronic book |
| Standard No. |
40025377504 |
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