REVIEWS | EXCERPT | CONTENTS | AUTHOR BIO | SUBJECT CATEGORIESSurveying the new contours of Asian America Contemporary Asian American CommunitiesIntersections and DivergencesSearch the full text of this bookedited by Linda Trinh Vő and Rick Bonus
Once thought of in terms of geographically bounded spaces, Asian America has undergone profound changes as a result of post-1965 immigration as well as the growth and reshaping of established communities. This collection of original essays demonstrates that conventional notions of community, of ethnic enclaves determined by exclusion and ghettoization, now have limited use in explaining the dynamic processes of contemporary community formation. Writing from a variety of perspectives, these contributors expand the concept of community to include sites not necessarily bounded by space; formations around gender, class, sexuality, and generation reveal new processes as well as the demographic diversity of today's Asian American population. The case studies gathered here speak to the fluidity of these communities and to the need for new analytic approaches to account for the similarities and differences between them. Taken together, these essays forcefully argue that it is time to replace the outworn concept of a monolithic Asian America. ExcerptReviews"The strength of this book is its emphasis on specific case studies that shed light on concrete dimensions of Asian America, and in this way, Vő and Bonus bring fresh tangibility to the lived experiences of Asian Americans."
"The book delivers on its promise to demonstrate the diversity of Asian American culture by offering a veritable fest of material dealing with many aspects of the cultural experiences of Asian Americans."
"This collection makes for an interesting read and can be useful for undergraduate instruction."
ContentsAcknowledgments
Part I: Communities in Transition: Spaces and Practices
Part II: Communities in Transformation: Identities and Generations
Part III: Communities of Alternatives: Representations and Politics
About the Contributors
About the Author(s)
Subject CategoriesAsian American Studies
In the seriesAsian American History and Culture, edited by K. Scott Wong, Linda Trinh Vő, and Cathy Schlund-Vials. Founded by Sucheng Chan in 1991, the Asian American History and Culture, series has sponsored innovative scholarship that has redefined, expanded, and advanced the field of Asian American studies while strengthening its links to related areas of scholarly inquiry and engaged critique. Like the field from which it emerged, the series remains rooted in the social sciences and humanities, encompassing multiple regions, formations, communities, and identities. Extending the vision of founding editor Sucheng Chan and emeriti editor Michael Omi and David Palumbo-Liu, series editors K. Scott Wong, Linda Trinh Vő, and Cathy Schlund-Vials continue to develop a foundational collection that embodies a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to Asian American studies. |