Asian American women and men : labor, laws, and love

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Asian American women and men : labor, laws, and love

Yen Le Espiritu

(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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