Resisting Change in Suburbia

Asian Immigrants and Frontier Nostalgia in L.A.

James Zarsadiaz

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University of California Press
02 January 2023

History; History of the Americas; Urban communities; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies; Human geography; Local history

Series: American Crossroads

Between the 1980s and the first decade of the twenty-first century, Asian Americans in Los Angeles moved toward becoming a racial majority in the communities of the East San Gabriel Valley. By the late 1990s, their ""model minority"" status resulted in greater influence in local culture, neighborhood politics, and policies regarding the use of suburban space. In the ""country living"" subdivisions, which featured symbols of Western agrarianism including horse trails, ranch fencing, and Spanish colonial architecture, white homeowners encouraged assimilation and enacted policies suppressing unwanted ""changes""—that is, increased density and influence of Asian culture. While some Asian suburbanites challenged whites' concerns, many others did not. Rather, white critics found support from affluent Asian homeowners who also wished to protect their class privilege and suburbia's conservative Anglocentric milieu. In Resisting Change in Suburbia, award-winning historian James Zarsadiaz explains how myths of suburbia, the American West, and the American Dream informed regional planning, suburban design, and ideas about race and belonging.

By: James Zarsadiaz
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 67
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 590g
ISBN: 9780520345843
ISBN 10: 0520345843
Series: American Crossroads
Pages: 306
Publication Date: 02 January 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

James Zarsadiaz is Associate Professor of History and Director of the Yuchengco Philippine Studies Program at the University of San Francisco.

Reviews for Resisting Change in Suburbia: Asian Immigrants and Frontier Nostalgia in L.A.

""Zooming in on the eastern portions of the San Gabriel Valley, which have often been overlooked in discussions of the region, James Zarsadiaz analyzes how the trope of the frontier shaped cultural imaginaries and local politics during periods of rapid development that have reconfigured the spatial, demographic, and political profile of East San Gabriel Valley since the 1980s."" * California History *