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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewKeywords for Asian American Studiesis an extraordinary volume, one positioned to make indispensable contributions to Asian American Studies specifically and to interdisciplinary scholarship more generally. With contributions from a diverse and distinguished group of scholars, this book illuminates the field with new clarity when viewed as the cumulative creation of people of diverse national, generational, and social identities, further demonstrating how and why Asian American Studies has become a generative site of new knowledge. -- George Lipsitz,author of How Racism Takes Place
This work provides a comprehensive overview of Asian American studies and contributes to related fields in the social sciences and humanities. Summing Up: Highly recommended. * Choice *
Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Introduction Cathy J. Schlund-Vials, Linda Trinh V?, and K. Scott Wong 1. Adoption Catherine Ceniza Choy 2. Art Margo Machida 3. Assilimilation Lisa Sun-Hee Park 4. Brown Nitasha Tamar Sharma 5. Citizenship Helen Jun 6. Class Min Hyoung Song 7. Commodification Nhi T. Lieu 8. Community Linda Trinh V? 9. Coolie Kornel Chang 10. Cosmopolitanism Lucy Mae San Pablo Burns 11. Culture Robert G. Lee 12. Deportation Bill Ong Hing 13. Diaspora Evelyn Hu-Dehart 14. Disability Cynthia Wu 15. Discrimination John S.W. Park 16. Education Shirley Hune 17. Empire Moon-Ho Jung 18. Enclave Yoonmee Chang 19. Entrepreneur Pawan Dhingra 20. Environment Robert T. Hayashi 21. Ethnicity Rick Bonus 22. Exclusion Greg Robinson 23. Family Evelyn Nakano Glenn 24. Film Jigna Desai 25. Food Anita Mannur 26. Foreign Karen Leong 27. Fusion Mari Matsuda 28. Gender Judy Tzu-Chun Wu 29. Generation Andrea Louie 30. Genocide Khatharya Um 31. Globalization Robyn Magalit Rodriguez 32. Health Grace Yoo 33. Identity Jennifer Ho 34. Immigration Shelley Sang-Hee Lee
