A Companion to Asian American Studies

Kent A. Ono

Wiley, Dec 10, 2004 - Social Science - 400 pages

A Companion to Asian American Studies is comprised of 20 previously published essays that have played an important historical role in the conceptualization of Asian American studies as a field.

Essays are drawn from international publications, from the 1970s to the present

Includes coverage of psychology, history, literature, feminism, sexuality, identity politics, cyberspace, pop culture, queerness, hybridity, and diasporic consciousness

Features a useful introduction by the editor reviewing the selections, and outlining future possibilities for the field

Can be used alongside Asian American Studies After Critical Mass, edited by Kent A. Ono, for a complete reference to Asian American Studies.

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About the author

Kent A. Ono is Professor of Asian American Studies and Communications, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where he is also Director of the Asian American Studies Program. He is co-author, with John Sloop, of Shifting Borders (2002), and co-editor of Enterprise Zones (1996).

Bibliographic information

• Title: A Companion to Asian American Studies; Volume 24 of Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies
• Editor: Kent A. Ono
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Wiley, 2004
• ISBN: 1405115955, 9781405115957
• Length: 400 pages
• Subjects: Social Science / Discrimination & Race Relations