Restoried selves : autobiographies of queer Asian/Pacific American activists /

This fascinating book presents the first-person accounts of 20 activists--life stories that work against common stereotypes, shattering misconceptions and dispelling misinformation. These autobiographies challenge the cultural expectations and values that have traditionally forced queer Asian/Pacifi...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kumashiro, Kevin K., 1970- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Harrington Park Press, [2004]
Series:Haworth gay & lesbian studies.
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Table of Contents:
  • An interview with a high school activist / Pabitra Benjamin
  • Curry potatoes and rainbow banners / Nur-e-alam S. Chisty
  • We are not gay / Lance Collins
  • Fragmented entries, multiple selves : in search of a place to call home / Roland Sintos Coloma
  • You're a what? An activist? / Alain Anh-Tuan Dang
  • On becoming a bi bi grrrl / Wei Ming Dariotis
  • My multiple identity disorder / T.C. Duong
  • South of normal / Loren R. Javier
  • Three masks / Kevin K. Kumashiro
  • All-American Asian / David C. Lee
  • Queerly a Good Friday / Jeanette Mei Gim Lee
  • Three strikes, I'm out! A Chicana Samoan dyke's tale / Cristina M. Misa
  • Activism and the consciousness of difference / Pauline Park
  • Prelude and fugue in yellow and grey / K. Terumi Shorb
  • Activism and identity through the word : a mixed-race woman claims her space / Wendy M. Thompson
  • Things come when least expected / "You Yun"
  • Out on the front lines / Helen Zia.