ISBN:
9781479824700
,
1479824704
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (252 pages)
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illustrations.
Series Statement:
Intersections : Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Genders and Sexualities
Series Statement:
Intersections
Series Statement:
Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Genders and Sexualities
Parallel Title:
Print version Han, C. Winter, 1968- Geisha of a different kind : race and sexuality in gaysian America
DDC:
306.7608995073
Keywords:
Masculinity United States
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Racism United States
;
United States
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Asian American gay men
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Masculinity
;
Racism
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Asian American gay men
;
Masculinity
;
Racism
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Gay Studies
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POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Cultural Policy
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Popular Culture
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Asian American gay men
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Masculinity
;
Racism
;
United States
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
""Geisha of a Different Kind bravely engages with the struggles and triumphsof Asian American gay men as they inhabit American society and its gaymainstream.A lucid study with anunflinching focus on the daily contingencies of these men's lives, this book isan important contribution to the scholarly understanding of contemporary U.S.sex/gender systems and their fraught links to racial formations.""-Martin F. Manalansan IV,author of 〈em〉Global Divas: Filipino Gay Men in the Diaspora〈/em〉
Abstract:
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Geisha of a Different Kind; 1. Being an Oriental, I Could Never Be Completely a Man: Gendering Asian Men; 2. Sexy Like a Girl and Horny Like a Boy: Contemporary Gay "Western" Narratives about Gay "Asian" Men; 3. It's Like They Don't See Us at All: Race and Racism in Gay America; 4. Asian Girls Are Prettier: How Drag Queens Saved Us; 5. Finding Home in Gaysian America: Constructing Gay Asian Male Identities; Conclusion: Who Gets to Be Gay, Who Gets to Be Asian?; Notes; References; Index; About the Author
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record
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