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A race so different performance and law in Asian America

Title
A race so different [electronic resource] : performance and law in Asian America / Joshua Takano Chambers-Letson.
Author
Chambers-Letson, Joshua Takano.
Publication
New York : New York University Press, [2013]

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Description
1 online resource (xiii, 266 pages) : illustrations.
Series Statement
Postmillenial Pop Series
Uniform Title
Race so different (Online)
Alternative Title
Race so different (Online)
Subject
  • Asian Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. > History
  • Asian Americans and mass media > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction: performance, law, and the race so different -- That may be Japanese law, but not in my country : Madame Butterfly and the problem of law -- Justice for my son : staging reparative justice in Ping Chong's chinoiserie -- Pledge of allegiance: performing patriotism in the Japanese American concentration camps -- The nail that stands out: the political performativity of the Moriyuki Shimada scrapbook -- Illegal immigrant acts : dengue fever and the racialization of Cambodian America -- Conclusion : virtually legal.
LCCN
2013017066
OCLC
ssj0001000550
Author
Chambers-Letson, Joshua Takano.
Title
A race so different [electronic resource] : performance and law in Asian America / Joshua Takano Chambers-Letson.
Imprint
New York : New York University Press, [2013]
Series
Postmillenial Pop Series
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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