East Main Street: Asian American Popular Culture Paperback Edition Contributor(s): Dave, Shilpa (Editor), Nishime, Leilani (Editor), Oren, Tasha (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0814719635 ISBN-13: 9780814719633 Publisher: New York University Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2005 Annotation: View the Table of Contents .nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; Read the Introduction . ocirc; A veritable feast of the field's most scrumptious offerings, East Main Streetsatisfies with some of the best minds in Asian American studies at this table.ouml; -- Gary Y. Okihiro, author ofCommon Ground: Reimagining Asian American History "Sure to spark the imagination of both seasoned fans of Asian American popular culture and the as yet uninitiated. From cyberspace and anim? toThe Simpsons andSecret Asian Man, this book intrigues and provokes with every chapter. The sheer number of savvy cultural critics assembled ensures that readers will find something of interest, no matter where one begins exploring the popular culture of Asian America." -- Kent Ono, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignFrom henna tattoo kits available at your local mall to ocirc; faux Asianouml; fashions, housewares and fusion cuisine; from the new visibility of Asian film, music, video games and anime to the current popularity of martial arts motifs in hip hop, Asian influences have thoroughly saturated the U.S. cultural landscape and have now become an integral part of the vernacular of popular culture. By tracing cross-cultural influences and global cultural trends, the essays inEast Main Streetbring Asian American studies, in all its interdisciplinary richness, to bear on a broad spectrum of cultural artifacts. Contributors consider topics ranging from early Asian American movie stars to the influences of South Asian iconography on rave culture, and from the marketing of Asian culture through food to the contemporary clamor for transnational Chinese women's historical fiction.East Main Streethits the shelves in the midst of aboom in Asian American population and cultural production. This book is essential not only for understanding Asian American popular culture but also contemporary U.S. popular culture writ large. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Asian American Studies - Social Science | Popular Culture |
Dewey: 305.895 |
LCCN: 2004022335 |
Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.02" W x 8.96" L (1.18 lbs) 382 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
Features: Bibliography, Index |
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Publisher Description: An interdisciplinary anthology of the rich Asian American influence on U.S. popular culture From henna tattoo kits available at your local mall to "faux Asian" fashions, housewares and fusion cuisine; from the new visibility of Asian film, music, video games and anime to the current popularity of martial arts motifs in hip hop, Asian influences have thoroughly saturated the U.S. cultural landscape and have now become an integral part of the vernacular of popular culture. By tracing cross-cultural influences and global cultural trends, the essays in East Main Street bring Asian American studies, in all its interdisciplinary richness, to bear on a broad spectrum of cultural artifacts. Contributors consider topics ranging from early Asian American movie stars to the influences of South Asian iconography on rave culture, and from the marketing of Asian culture through food to the contemporary clamor for transnational Chinese women's historical fiction. East Main Street hits the shelves in the midst of a boom in Asian American population and cultural production. This book is essential not only for understanding Asian American popular culture but also contemporary U.S. popular culture writ large. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nishime, Leilani: - LeiLani Nishime is Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Washington.Oren, Tasha: - Tasha Oren is Associate Professor of English and Media Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.Dave, Shilpa: - Shilpa Davé is Assistant Professor of Media and American Studies and Assistant Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Virginia. |
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