Thinking Orientals: migration, contact, and exoticism in modern America
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Main Author: Yu, Henry (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press c2001
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-256) and index
What is the difference between an "Oriental" and an "Asian American"? Henry Yu explains how Chinese Americans and Japanese Americans came to be lumped together as "Orientals" and how this eventually led to their understanding of themselves as Asian Americans. Rich in its lyrical use of imagery, in particular, metaphors of migration, mapping, and theatrical life, this study provides a glimpse into what W. E. B, DuBois called the "double consciousness" of racial minorities in the United States. This important book is one of the first to describe how crucial Asian Americans have been in theories of race and culture, helping move use away from the black/white dichotomy that has missed so much of American social life
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 262 p.)
ISBN:0195151275
0198027613
1280470232
9780198027614
9781280470233

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