Wong, Janelle. <br/><br/>
Democracy's promise :  immigrants & American civic institutions / 
Janelle S. Wong. 
 - Ann Arbor :  University of Michigan Press,  c2006. 
 - xii, 289 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
 - The politics of race and ethnicity .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-267) and index. 
<br/><br/>Immigrants & American civic institutions -- Mexican & Chinese immigrants in two cities -- Institutional mobilization in an era of local party decline -- The role of community organizations in immigrant political mobilization -- Multiple immigrant identities & community organizations -- Mobilization of Latinos & Asian Americans evidence from survey data -- Revitalizing civic institutions in immigrant communities long-term strategies -- Institutional mobilization in a transnational context -- Conclusion: American civic institutions & immigrant mobilization at the dawn of the twenty-first century. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0472099132 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780472099139 (cloth : alk. paper) 0472069136 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780472069132 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005026806 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Immigrants--Political activity.--United States<br/>Political participation--United States.<br/>Immigrants--Activitâe politique.--âEtats-Unis<br/>Participation politique--âEtats-Unis.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JV6477  / W837d 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>325.73