The submissive, the calculated, and the American dream: Coverage of Asian American political candidates in the 1990s

Howard Journal of Communications

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 225-241

  Wu, H Denis ^a   Lee, Tien Tsung ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian American; Campaign coverage; Fairness; Stereotype

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844451548     PISSN: 10646175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10646170500208012     Document Type: Article

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