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"Ancheta takes on a profoundly challenging topic of fundamental importance-the interaction of law and social science in the context of controversies over equality-and crafts an elegant presentation that can be appreciated on multiple levels. It is accessible to non-lawyers, but at the same time rich in sophisticated insights for scholars at the frontier. He builds a bridge between intellectual cultures, helping scientists understand how their work is understood and used (or not) by the law, and helping those in law better appreciate the uses and limits of science. This book will be a classic....

In Race, Rights, and the Asian American Experience, Angelo N. Ancheta demonstrates how United States civil rights laws have been framed by a black-white model of race that typically ignores the experiences of other groups, including Asian Americans. When racial discourse is limited to antagonisms between black and white, Asian Americans often find themselves in a racial limbo, marginalized or unrecognized as full participants.

Ancheta examines legal and social theories of racial discrimination, ethnic differences in the Asian American population, nativism, citizenship, language,...