Format:
Online-Ressource (290 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9781566398299
Series Statement:
Maping Racisms
Content:
"For three decades, William Wong has been America's most energetic and entertaining chronicler of the Asian diaspora and its effects on politics, culture, business, sports, dress, diet, and language. Like other great humorists, he exposes the painful absurdities that plague each new wave of immigrant families as they enrich the national character, from Wong's own adventurous parents to Tiger Woods. Some of these pieces offer surprising insights on geopolitics and others explore the legal and social consequences of racial discrimination, but my favorites are the playful essays, including th
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Description based upon print version of record
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Contents; Series Foreword, by Darrell Y. Hamamoto; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Hometown: In the Shadow of San Francisco; 2. Family: From Agrarianism to Cyberspace; 3. History: From Exclusion to Confusion; 4. Immigration: Huddled Masses; 5. Identity and Acculturation: Visibly Invisible; 6. Anti-Asian Racism: Forever Foreigners; 7. Class: Yin and Yang; 8. Affirmative Action: The Myth of Meritocracy; 9. Gender: He Said, She Said; 10. Race Relations: Why Can't We All Get Along?; 11. Politics: A Seat at the Table; 12. Crime: Bang, Bang, You're Dead; 13. Stars: I AM Somebody
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Publication CreditsIndex;
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781439903599
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781566398299
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Yellow Journalist : Dispatches from Asian America
Language:
English
Keywords:
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