Distinct identities : minority women in U.S. politics / edited by Nadia E. Brown and Sarah Allen Gershon.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The differential effect of resources on political participation across gender and racial groups / Mirya R. Holman -- Linked fate at the intersection of race, gender, and ethnicity / K. Jurée Capers and Candis Watts Smith -- African American women: leading ladies of liberal politics / Pearl K. Ford Dowe -- In considering the political behavior of Asian American women / Jeanette Yih Harvie -- Hawks and doves?: an analysis of Latina and Latino attitudes toward military intervention in Iraq / Rachel VanSickle-Ward and Adrian D. Pantoja -- How do you see me?: stereotyping of black women and how it affects them in an electoral context / Jessica D. Johnson Carew -- A Tulsi by any other name: an analysis of South Asian American support for a Hindu congressional candidate / Shyam K. Sriram -- Latina issues: an analysis of the policy issue competencies of Latina candidates / Ivy A.M. Cargile -- Media framing of Black women's campaigns for the U.S. House of Representatives / Orlanda Ward -- Officeholding in the 50 states: the pathways women of color take to statewide elective executive office / Kira Sanbonmatsu -- New expectations for Latina state legislative representation / Christina E. Bejarano -- The unique career path of Latina legislators, 1990-2010 / Ricardo Ramírez and Carmen Burlingame -- Asian Pacific Americans in U.S. politics: gender and pathways to elected office / Nicole Filler and Pei-te Lien -- Race, perceptions of femininity, and the power of the First Lady: a comparative analysis / Andra Gillespie -- To be young, gifted, Black, and a woman: a comparison of the presidential candidacies of Charlene Mitchell and Shirley Chisholm / Christina Greer -- Raising their voices in tribal politics: indigenous women leaders in Arizona and New Mexico / Diane-Michele Prindeville and Lawrence Broxton -- Why are you under the skirts of women?: race, gender, and abortion policy in the Georgia state legislature / Tonya M. Williams -- Afterword: reflection and future directions / Nadia E. Brown and Sarah Allen Gershon.

In this volume, the editors seek to present studies of minority women that highlight how they are similar and dissimilar to other groups of women or minorities, as well as variations within groups of minority women. This book provides a view of how minority women will utilize their sheer numbers, collective voting behaviour, policy preferences, and roles as elected officials to impact American politics.