{"product_id":"asian-american-studies-now-a-critical-reader-paperback-softback-9780813545752","title":"Asian American Studies Now; A Critical Reader (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813545752","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAsian American Studies Now\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Critical Reader\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJean Yu-Wen Shen Wu (Edited by), Thomas Chen (Edited by), Jean Wu (Contributions by), Robert G Lee (Contributions by), Gary Okhiro (Contributions by), Helen Zia (Contributions by), David Eng (Contributions by), Shinhee Han (Contributions by), Elaine Kim (Contributions by), Davianna McGregor (Contributions by), Michael Omi (Contributions by), Howard Winant (Contributions by), Ericka Lee (Contributions by), Nayan Shah (Contributions by), Michi Weglyn (Contributions by), Suecheng Chan (Contributions by), Ji-Yeon Yuh (Contributions by), Sara Dorow (Contributions by), Rhacel Parrenas (Contributions by), Monica Chiu (Contributions by), Martin Manalansan (Contributions by), Hiram Perez (Contributions by), Eric Tang (Contributions by), Arif Dirlik (Contributions by), Vijay Prashad (Contributions by), Andrew Leong (Contributions by), Yen Le Espiritu (Contributions by), Glenn Omatsu (Contributions by), Mari Matsuda (Contributions by), Dana Y Takagi (Contributions by), Sunaina Maira (Contributions by), Angelo N Ancheta (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813545752\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 March 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e672 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 4.3 cm, 1.134 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"To read these essays is to be challenged again and again by some of the brightest minds and most sophisticated political sensibilities at work today. This volume is essential reading.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Paul Spickard (author of Almost All Aliens) \u003cdiv\u003e\"A very valuable resource for students and scholars of Asian American and ethnic studies. Highly recommended.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (Choice) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Pedagogically focused and structured, \u003ci\u003eAsian American Studies Now\u003c\/i\u003e underscores the present-day relevance of the field, given the contemporary realities of neoliberal globalization and the post-9\/11 security state. \u003ci\u003eAsian American Studies Now\u003c\/i\u003e is a return to the field's community-driven roots.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (MELUS)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAsian American Studies Now\u003c\/i\u003e truly represents the enormous changes occurring in Asian American communities and the world, changes that require a reconsideration of how the interdisciplinary field of Asian American studies is defined and taught. This comprehensive anthology, arranged in four parts and featuring a stellar group of contributors, summarizes and defines the current shape of this rapidly changing field, addressing topics such as transnationalism, U.S. imperialism, multiracial identity, racism, immigration, citizenship, social justice, and pedagogy.\u003cp\u003eJean Yu-wen Shen Wu and Thomas C. Chen have selected essays for the significance of their contribution to the field and their clarity, brevity, and accessibility to readers with little to no prior knowledge of Asian American studies. Featuring both reprints of seminal articles and groundbreaking texts, as well as bold new scholarship, \u003ci\u003eAsian American Studies Now\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the new circumstances, new communities, and new concerns that are reconstituting Asian America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Situating Asian America\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen and Where I Enter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeither Black nor White\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetroit Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Dialogue on Racial Melancholia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHome Is Where the Han Is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNative Hawaiians: A Quest for Sovereignty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSituating Asian Americans in the Political Discourse on Affirmative Action\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRacism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: History and Memory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Chinese Are Coming. How Can We Stop Them?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublic Health and the Mapping of Chinatown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Secret Munson Report\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAsian American Struggles for Civil, Political, Economic, and Social Rights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOut of the Shadows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cold War Origins of the Model Minority Myth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy China? Identifying Histories of Transnational Adoption\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \"Four Prisons\" and the Movements of Liberation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Culture, Politics, and Society\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYouth Culture, Citizenship, and Globalization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAsian Immigrant Women and Global Restructuring, 1970s-1990s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedical, Racist, and Colonial Constructions of Power in Anne Fadiman's The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSearching for Community\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Rehabilitate a Mulatto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOccult Racism: The Masking of Race in the Hmong Hunter Incident, by A Dialogue between Anthropologist Louisa Schein and Filmmaker\/Activist Va-Megn Thoj\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollateral Damage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Pedagogies and Possibilities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhither Asian American Studies?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreedom Schooling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAsians on the Rim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrafting Solidarities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWill Not Be Used\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Struggle over Parcel C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRace Matters in Civic Engagement Work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHomes, Borders, and Possibilities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559291318552,"sku":"9780813545752","price":37.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/asian-american-studies-now-a-critical-reader-paperback-softback-9780813545752","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}