The articles in this anthology address the complex subject of interethnic relations and Asian American politics, transcending ideas of Asian Americans as the model minority. The articles are: (1) "Opening the American Mind and Body: The Role of Asian American Studies" (Shirley Hume); (2) "Surviving Democracy's 'Mistake": Japanese Americans and the Lasting Legacy of Executive Order 9066" (Don T. Nakashimi); (3) "Education and the Socialization of Asian Americans: A Revisionist Analysis of the 'Model Minority' Thesis" (Bob H. Suzuki); (4) "The 'Success' Image of Asian Americans: Its Validity, and Its Practical and Theoretical Implications" (Won Moo Hurh and Kwang Chung Kim); (5) "Economic, Ideology, and Ethnicity: The Struggle between the United Farm Workers Union and the Nisei Farmers' League" (Stephen S. Fugita and David J. O'Brien); (6) "Intergroup Attitudes: Black American Perceptions of Asian Americans" (Michael C. Thornton and Robert J. Taylor); (7) "Racial Violence against Asian Americans" ("Harvard Law Review"); (8) "Japanese Americans and the New Chinese Immigrants: The Politics of Adaptation" (Leland T. Saito); (9) "Politics in an American Lifeboat: The Case of Laotian Immigrants" (John C. Harles); (10) "Asian Americans under the Influence of 'Japan-Bashing'" (Masako Ilino); (11) "Filipino Americans and the Marcos Overthrow: The Transformation of Political Consciousness" (Madge Bello and Vincent Reyes); (12) "Asian American Politics: An Agenda for Research" (Don T. Nakanishi); and (13) "Panethnicity in the United States: A Theoretical Framework" (David Lopez and Yen Espiritu). (Each article contains references.) (SLD)