Description
Book SynopsisLatinAsian Cartographies examines how Latina/o and Asian American writers provide important counter-narratives to the stories of racial encroachment that have come to characterize twenty-first century dominant discourses on race.
Trade Review"
LatinAsian Cartographies is an excellent book that widens the scope of Asian American, Latin American, and American studies. Thananopavarn's comparative study allows us to engage with and learn about the complexities of globalization, transnational migration, citizenship, and belonging." -- Rudy Guevarra Jr. * author of Becoming Mexipino: Multiethnic Identities and Communities in San Diego *
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LatinAsian Cartographies intertwines readings of Asian American and Latina/o literature with fascinating historical accounts that often illuminate the urgency of cultural critique for current racial and national politics." -- Crystal Parikh * author of Writing Human Rights: The Political Imaginaries of Writers of Color *
"Across the globe, various social movements
have started to question traditional historical narratives and figures. In this context,
LatinAsian Cartographies is an interesting and relevant book." -- Nicolás Camino * H-Net *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Asian American and Latina/o Voices
Writing History, Remapping Nation 1
1 United States Imperialism and Structural
Violence in the Borderlands 31
2 Battle on the Homefront: World War II
and Patriotic Racism 56
3 Cold War Epistemologies 82
4 Globalization and Military Violence
in the LatinAsian Contact Zone 107
Conclusion: American Studies Beyond National Borders 133
Acknowledgments 149
Notes 151
Works Cited 175
Index 185
