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The making of a gay Asian community : an oral history of pre-AIDS Los Angeles /

In this oral history, gay Asian Americans talk frankly about their struggle for self-determination and independence. Pioneers of the Los Angeles movement discuss the gay scene in Southern California and the development of a distinctly Asian American identity.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wat, Eric C., 1970- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2002]
Series:Pacific formations.
Subjects:
Asian American gays > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century.
Asian American gays > California > Los Angeles > Social conditions.
Gay community > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century.
Asian American gays.
Gay community.
California > Los Angeles.
History.
Oral histories.
Description
Summary:In this oral history, gay Asian Americans talk frankly about their struggle for self-determination and independence. Pioneers of the Los Angeles movement discuss the gay scene in Southern California and the development of a distinctly Asian American identity.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:x, 217 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-211) and index.
ISBN:074251109X
9780742511095
0742511103
9780742511101