Encounters : people of Asian descent in the Americas
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Encounters : people of Asian descent in the Americas
Rowman & Littlefield, 1999
- : pbk. : alk. paper
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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ISBN 9780847691449
Description
People of Asian descent have lived for centuries in North and South America, where they have been actively involved in the creation of multicultural, multiethnic societies. This groundbreaking anthology explores their experiences among ethnic and cultural groups in a unique collection of works by and about Asian Americans. Utilizing a rich blend of analytical, autobiographical, biographical, and narrative essays, oral histories, fiction, photography, and artwork, the anthology focuses especially on the interactions of Asians with others outside the dominant culture. Contributors range from established scholars, writers and artists to little-known voices heard here for the first time. Scholars of Asian diasporas and all readers interested in Asia in the Americas will find this book an extraordinary resource.
Contributions by: Kozy K. Amemiya, Himani Bannerji, Monica Cinco Basurto, Raissa Nina Burns, Jeff Chang, Jay Chaudhari, Kathryn Jeun Cho, Rienzi Crusz, Astrid Hadad, Laura Hall, Muriel H. Hasbun, Tomoyo Hiroishi, Velina Hasu Houston, Evelyn Hu-DeHart, Naheed Islam, Feroza Jussawalla, Nguyet Lam, Armando Siu Lau, Stephanie Li, R. Zamora Linmark, Sunaina Maira, Diane Monroe, Ofelia Murrieta, Luis Nishizawa, Dwight Okita, Gary Pak, Monica J. Rainwater, Aly Remtulla, Roshni Rustomji-Kerns, Ann Suni Shin, Jan Lo Shinebourne, Janet Shirley, Lok C. D. Siu, Rajini Srikanth, Leny Mendoza Strobel, Eileen Tabios, Ayumi Takenaka, Gabriela Kinuyo Torres, Kay Reiko Torres, Takeyuki Tsuda, Usha Welaratna, Bill Woo, Karen Tei Yamashita, and Thomas Sze Leong Yu.
Table of Contents
- Introduction Part I: In Search of My Ombligo: Locating the Family Chapter 1: China in Mexico: Yesterday's Encounter and Today's Discovery Chapter 2: Con Tacto Chapter 3: Sophie's Conflicts Chapter 4: The Boy under the Bridge Chapter 5: In Search of My Ombligo Chapter 6: We Sail across Memories Chapter 7: Lessons from the Field: Being Chinese American in Panama Chapter 8: La Busquedad de la Identidad-In Search of an Identity Chapter 9: American Dreams: An Original Play Chapter 10: A Portrait of the Poet: Small-Kid Time Chapter 11: Where Are You Now? Chapter 12: The President's Palace Chapter 13: Dreaming All the Way Home Part II: The Politics of the Cool: Locating Community Chapter 14: Race Construction and Race Relations: Chinese and Blacks in Nineteenth Century Cuba Chapter 15: Japanese Peruvians and Their Ethnic Encounters Chapter 16: The Great Day for Arlen Chapter 17: Land, Culture, and the Power of Money: Assimilation and Resistance of Okinawan Immigrants in Bolivia Chapter 18: Spanish Chapter 19: Chattanooga Days Chapter 20: On Ice Cube's "Black Korea" Chapter 21: Trial and Error: Representations of a Recent Past Chapter 22: The Politics of the Cool: Indian American Youth Culture in New York City Chapter 23: The Story of the Double R Chapter 24: Luis Nishizawa: Portrait of a Nisei Artist Chapter 25: Ethnic Preferences: The Positive Minority Chapter 26: Phuri Sherpa: Nepal and Mexico in California Part III: Volcan de Izalco, Amen: Locating the Body and the Land Chapter 27: Notes for a Poem on Being Asian American Chapter 28: Santos y Sombras Chapter 29: Never Look Down in Chinatown Chapter 30: Race Markers Transgressors: Mapping a Racial Kaleidoscope within an (Im)migrant Landscape Chapter 31: Upon Hearing Beverly Glen Copeland Chapter 32: Paki Go Home Chapter 33: Soho, Southhall, Brixton
- Chinatown in New York Chapter 34: Archipelago Chapter 35: De Oro Chapter 36: Queen Mariachi Chapter 37: My Homes Chapter 38: Despeinados Chapter 39: The Valley of Dead Air Chapter 40: Self-Portrait Dressed as a Mexican Chapter 41: La Nina del Robozo Chapter 42: Her Body: A Stage, an Altar Chapter 43: Hotel Room (Mayaro, Trinidad) Chapter 44: Mayaro Sea-Sculpture Chapter 45: The Interview Chapter 46: Ganesh Chapter 47: When Nana Died
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: pbk. : alk. paper ISBN 9780847691456
Description
People of Asian descent have lived for centuries in North and South America, where they have been actively involved in the creation of multicultural, multiethnic societies. This groundbreaking anthology explores their experiences among ethnic and cultural groups in a unique collection of works by and about Asian Americans. Utilizing a rich blend of analytical, autobiographical, biographical, and narrative essays, oral histories, fiction, photography, and artwork, the anthology focuses especially on the interactions of Asians with others outside the dominant culture. Contributors range from established scholars, writers and artists to little-known voices heard here for the first time. Scholars of Asian diasporas and all readers interested in Asia in the Americas will find this book an extraordinary resource.
Contributions by: Kozy K. Amemiya, Himani Bannerji, Monica Cinco Basurto, Raissa Nina Burns, Jeff Chang, Jay Chaudhari, Kathryn Jeun Cho, Rienzi Crusz, Astrid Hadad, Laura Hall, Muriel H. Hasbun, Tomoyo Hiroishi, Velina Hasu Houston, Evelyn Hu-DeHart, Naheed Islam, Feroza Jussawalla, Nguyet Lam, Armando Siu Lau, Stephanie Li, R. Zamora Linmark, Sunaina Maira, Diane Monroe, Ofelia Murrieta, Luis Nishizawa, Dwight Okita, Gary Pak, Monica J. Rainwater, Aly Remtulla, Roshni Rustomji-Kerns, Ann Suni Shin, Jan Lo Shinebourne, Janet Shirley, Lok C. D. Siu, Rajini Srikanth, Leny Mendoza Strobel, Eileen Tabios, Ayumi Takenaka, Gabriela Kinuyo Torres, Kay Reiko Torres, Takeyuki Tsuda, Usha Welaratna, Bill Woo, Karen Tei Yamashita, and Thomas Sze Leong Yu.
Table of Contents
- Introduction Part I: In Search of My Ombligo: Locating the Family Chapter 1: China in Mexico: Yesterday's Encounter and Today's Discovery Chapter 2: Con Tacto Chapter 3: Sophie's Conflicts Chapter 4: The Boy under the Bridge Chapter 5: In Search of My Ombligo Chapter 6: We Sail across Memories Chapter 7: Lessons from the Field: Being Chinese American in Panama Chapter 8: La Busquedad de la Identidad-In Search of an Identity Chapter 9: American Dreams: An Original Play Chapter 10: A Portrait of the Poet: Small-Kid Time Chapter 11: Where Are You Now? Chapter 12: The President's Palace Chapter 13: Dreaming All the Way Home Part II: The Politics of the Cool: Locating Community Chapter 14: Race Construction and Race Relations: Chinese and Blacks in Nineteenth Century Cuba Chapter 15: Japanese Peruvians and Their Ethnic Encounters Chapter 16: The Great Day for Arlen Chapter 17: Land, Culture, and the Power of Money: Assimilation and Resistance of Okinawan Immigrants in Bolivia Chapter 18: Spanish Chapter 19: Chattanooga Days Chapter 20: On Ice Cube's "Black Korea" Chapter 21: Trial and Error: Representations of a Recent Past Chapter 22: The Politics of the Cool: Indian American Youth Culture in New York City Chapter 23: The Story of the Double R Chapter 24: Luis Nishizawa: Portrait of a Nisei Artist Chapter 25: Ethnic Preferences: The Positive Minority Chapter 26: Phuri Sherpa: Nepal and Mexico in California Part III: Volcan de Izalco, Amen: Locating the Body and the Land Chapter 27: Notes for a Poem on Being Asian American Chapter 28: Santos y Sombras Chapter 29: Never Look Down in Chinatown Chapter 30: Race Markers Transgressors: Mapping a Racial Kaleidoscope within an (Im)migrant Landscape Chapter 31: Upon Hearing Beverly Glen Copeland Chapter 32: Paki Go Home Chapter 33: Soho, Southhall, Brixton
- Chinatown in New York Chapter 34: Archipelago Chapter 35: De Oro Chapter 36: Queen Mariachi Chapter 37: My Homes Chapter 38: Despeinados Chapter 39: The Valley of Dead Air Chapter 40: Self-Portrait Dressed as a Mexican Chapter 41: La Nina del Robozo Chapter 42: Her Body: A Stage, an Altar Chapter 43: Hotel Room (Mayaro, Trinidad) Chapter 44: Mayaro Sea-Sculpture Chapter 45: The Interview Chapter 46: Ganesh Chapter 47: When Nana Died
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