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Generation Rising : A New Politics of Southeast Asian American Activism

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Generation Rising traces the development of Providence Youth Student Movement (PrYSM), a grassroots, LGBTQ+ youth-led organization of Southeast Asian Americans whose families migrated to Providence, Rhode Island, in the aftermath of the American war in Viet Nam, Laos, and Cambodia. This in-depth ethnography delves into topics that challenge a new generation of community organizers today: collective identity formation, intersectional leadership development, coalitions and political campaign strategies, and enacting a vision for a transformative movement. The book explores how Southeast Asian American organizers in this historic period have navigated the intergenerational demands from both their co-ethnic community elders and social movement elders to forge their own agenda, strategies, and culture, while resisting constraints imposed by funders. Their story captures the struggles and growth of movement-building for youth activists fighting to be free.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781734744033
  • ISBN-10: 1734744030
  • Publisher: Eastwind Books of Berkeley
  • Publish Date: November 2020
  • Dimensions: 9.02 x 5.98 x 0.59 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.85 pounds
  • Page Count: 260

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