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About this book
In Fighting Invisibility, Monica Mong Trieu argues that we must consider the role of physical and symbolic space to fully understand the nuances of Asian American racialization. By doing this, we face questions such as, historically, who has represented Asian America? Who gets to represent Asian America? This book shifts the primary focus to Midwest Asian America to disruptâand expand beyondâthe existing privileged narratives in United States and Asian American history.
Drawing from in-depth interviews, census data, and cultural productions from Asian Americans in Ohio, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, and Michigan, this interdisciplinary research examines how post-1950s Midwest Asian Americans navigate identity and belonging, racism, educational settings, resources within co-ethnic communities, and pan-ethnic cultural community. Their experiences and life narratives are heavily framed by three pervasive themes of spatially defined isolation, invisibility, and racialized visibility.
Fighting Invisibility makes an important contribution to racialization literature, while also highlighting the necessity to further expand the scope of Asian American history-telling and knowledge production.
Drawing from in-depth interviews, census data, and cultural productions from Asian Americans in Ohio, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, and Michigan, this interdisciplinary research examines how post-1950s Midwest Asian Americans navigate identity and belonging, racism, educational settings, resources within co-ethnic communities, and pan-ethnic cultural community. Their experiences and life narratives are heavily framed by three pervasive themes of spatially defined isolation, invisibility, and racialized visibility.
Fighting Invisibility makes an important contribution to racialization literature, while also highlighting the necessity to further expand the scope of Asian American history-telling and knowledge production.
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Publisher
Rutgers University PressYear
2023Print ISBN
9781978834286, 9781978834293eBook ISBN
9781978834316Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction: Asian America in Americaâs Heartland
- 1. Who Is Midwestern Asian America? A Demographic Overview and Personal Histories of Post-1950s Midwestern Asian Americans
- 2. âI Only Knew It in Relation to Its Absenceâ: Isolated and Everyday Ethnics on Spatial Contexts, Community, and Identity
- 3. âWhy Couldnât I Be White?â: On the Legacy of Colonialism, Racism, and Internalized Racism in the Midwest
- 4. Crafting âSharp Weaponsâ in the Heartland: The Making of Cultural Productions as Racialized Subjects
- Conclusion
- Epilogue: A Final Note on Moving Forward for Asian America
- Appendix: Selected Characteristics of Study Participants
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author