Asian American women and men : labor, laws, and love
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Asian American women and men : labor, laws, and love
（Gender lens, v. 1）
Sage Publications, c1997
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 120-135) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This groundbreaking volume is among the first to explore the Asian-American experience from a gendered perspective. Yen Le Espiritu documents how the historical and contemporary oppression of Asian-Americans has structured gender relationships among them, and has contributed to the creation of social institutions and systems of meaning.
Table of Contents
Labor, Laws, and Love
Stretching Gender, Family, and Community Boundaries, 1840s-1930s
Changing Lives
World War II and the Postwar Years
Contemporary Asian America
Immigration, Increasing Diversity, and Changing Resources
Ideological Racism and Cultural Resistance
Constructing Our Own Images
Beyond Dualisms
Constructing an Imagined Community
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