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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.
Table of Contents:
  • Before the Beginning
  • As Sissy As They Come
  • All about Butching Up
  • The Future Is in America
  • Caution and Abandonment on the L.A. Nightscape
  • Work Was Work
  • All the Information You Ever Wanted
  • I've Never Seen You Guys
  • Three Pieces of ID
  • The Cult of Masculinity
  • A Fascism of Desire
  • Asians Never Like Other Asians
  • A Vicious Circle
  • The Call from Morris Kight
  • Struggle with My Gayness
  • The Right Thing to Do
  • Old Scars on a New Body
  • Taking Charge ...
  • ... But Who's the Boss?
  • An Ambassador's Job
  • It Was All Volunteers
  • That Hostile Asian Group
  • If Only We Could Harness It
  • The Next Generation
  • Not That Kind of Organization
  • Are You "Sticky"?
  • Love Your Asian Body.