The Sum of Our Parts: Mixed-heritage Asian Americans

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Teresa Williams-León, Cynthia L. Nakashima
Temple University Press, 2001 - History - 279 pages
This collection of essays focuses on the construction of identity among people of Asian descent who claim multiple heritage. In their consideration of people of mixed Asian identities, the contributors to this study disrupt standard discussions.
 

Contents

Multiraciality and Asian America Bridging
8
AsianDescent Multiraciality in Global
9
Possibilities of a Multiracial Asian America
25
and Identity
57
Not Just at
71
An Asian American Identity
93
Remapping Political Landscapes
107
Multiracial Comedy as a Commodity in Hawaii
121
Mapping Discussions of Feminism
163
Perspective
183
A Dutch Eurasian Revival?
197
The Racial Politics of Being Dogla and of Asian Descent
217
Thai and American Reactions
231
Bibliography
245
About the Contributors
277
Copyright

Multiracial Gays Lesbians
145

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