Free eBooks Imagining Asia In The Americas (Asian American Studies Today) Available To Downloads
For centuries, Asian immigrants have been making vital contributions to the cultures of North and South America. Yet in many of these countries, Asians are commonly viewed as undifferentiated racial “others,” lumped together as chinos regardless of whether they have Chinese ancestry. How might this struggle for recognition in their adopted homelands affect the ways that Asians in the Americas imagine community and cultural identity? The essays in Imagining Asia in the Americas investigate the myriad ways that Asians throughout the Americas use language, literature, religion, commerce, and other cultural practices to establish a sense of community, commemorate their countries of origin, and anticipate the possibilities presented by life in a new land. Focusing on a variety of locations across South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and the United States, the book’s contributors reveal the rich diversity of Asian American identities. Yet taken together, they provide an illuminating portrait of how immigrants negotiate between their native and adopted cultures. Drawing from a rich array of source materials, including texts in Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and Gujarati that have never before been translated into English, this collection represents a groundbreaking work of scholarship. Through its unique comparative approach, Imagining Asia in the Americas opens up a conversation between various Asian communities within the Americas and beyond.
Series: Asian American Studies Today
Paperback: 216 pages
Publisher: Rutgers University Press; Reprint edition (September 16, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0813585201
ISBN-13: 978-0813585208
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: Be the first to review this item
Best Sellers Rank: #726,367 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #36 in Books > Literature & Fiction > History & Criticism > Regional & Cultural > United States > Asian American #384 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Specific Demographics > Asian American Studies
Imagining Asia in the Americas (Asian American Studies Today) Ecuador and the United States: Useful Strangers (United States and the Americas) (United States and the Americas) (The United States and the Americas) Sources of East Asian Tradition, Vol. 1: Premodern Asia (Introduction to Asian Civilizations) (Volume 1) Indonesian: Cooking for Beginners - Indonesian Cookbook Simple Recipes - South East Asian Recipes (Easy Indonesian Recipes - Southeast Asian Cooking - South Asian Recipes 1) Wok This Way - 50 Asian Style Recipes - Wok Recipes - Stir Fry Recipes - (Asian Stir Fry Cookbook, Asian Wok Cooking, (Recipe Junkies - Wok Recipes) Asian Paleo: 30 Minute Paleo! Your Complete Guide to Delicious, Healthy, and Gluten Free Asian Paleo in 30 Minutes or Less (Asian Paleo Guide - Thai, Japanese, ... Korean, Filipino, and Vietnamese Recipes) Capitalist Development and Economism in East Asia: The Rise of Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea (Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia) Paraguayan War: Armies of the Nineteenth Century:The Americas (Armies of the 19th Century: The Americas) Recovered Legacies: Authority And Identity In Early Asian Amer Lit (Asian American History & Cultu) Islam Translated: Literature, Conversion, and the Arabic Cosmopolis of South and Southeast Asia (South Asia Across the Disciplines) Gordon's Great Escape Southeast Asia: 100 of my favourite Southeast Asian recipes Southeast Asia's Best Recipes: From Bangkok to Bali [Southeast Asian Cookbook, 121 Recipes] Asian Godfathers: Money and Power in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia VIETNAMESE VEGETARIAN FOOD - OUR FAMILY VEGETARIAN RECIPES: VEGETARIAN FOOD RECIPES FROM OUR VIETNAMESE HOME - VEGETARIAN FOOD RECIPES VEGAN RECIPES ASIAN ... RECIPES ASIAN VEGAN SERIES Book 1) Best Asian Recipes from Mama Li's Kitchen BookSet - 4 books in 1: Chinese Take-Out Recipes (Vol 1); Wok (Vol 2); Asian Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes (Vol 3); Egg Roll, Spring Roll and Dumpling (Vol 4) Asian Food and Homemade Sauces and Dressings Box Set (5 in 1): Amazing Korean Recipes, Wok Cooking Tips, Salad Dressings, Sauces, Rubs and Marinades (Asian Recipes & Homemade Spices) Asian Cooking: The Best Collection Of Asian Cooking Recipes That You will Love it Imagining Medea: Rhodessa Jones and Theater for Incarcerated Women Life Beside Itself: Imagining Care in the Canadian Arctic The Cinema of Christopher Nolan: Imagining the Impossible (Directors' Cuts)
