Racing romance : love, power, and desire among Asian American/white couples /

Racing Romance sheds light on the bonds between whites and Asian Americans, an important topic that has not garnered well-deserved attention until now. Using primary source narratives and interviews, Kumiko Nemoto addresses the contradictions and tensions-a result of race, class, and gender-that Asi...

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Main Author: Nemoto, Kumiko, 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2009.
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Summary:Racing Romance sheds light on the bonds between whites and Asian Americans, an important topic that has not garnered well-deserved attention until now. Using primary source narratives and interviews, Kumiko Nemoto addresses the contradictions and tensions-a result of race, class, and gender-that Asian Americans and whites experience. Racing Romance reveals how "progressive" interracial relationships remain shaped by the logic of patriarchy and gender inherent to the ideal of marriage, family, and nation in America, even as this ideal is juxtaposed with discourses of multicult.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 196 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-190) and index.
ISBN:9780813548524
0813548527
0813545323
9780813545325
0813545331
9780813545332