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Restoried selves : autobiographies of Queer Asian/Pacific American activists / Kevin K. Kumashiro, editor.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Haworth gay & lesbian studiesPublication details: New York : Routledge, ©2004.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781136572647
  • 1136572643
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Restoried Selves.DDC classification:
  • 305.895073 23
LOC classification:
  • HQ75.7 R47 2004eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Restoried Selves Autobiographies of Queer Asian/ Pacific American Activists; Copyright; Contents; About the Editor; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. An Interview with a High School Activist; 2. Curry Potatoes and Rainbow Banners; 3. We Are Not Gay; 4. Fragmented Entries, Multiple Selves: In Search of a Place to Call Home; 5. You're a What? An Activist??; 6. On Becoming a Bi Bi Grrrl; 7. My Multiple Identity Disorder; 8. South of Normal; 9. Three Masks; 10. All-American Asian; 11. Queerly a Good Friday; 12. Three Strikes, I'M OUT! A Chicana Samoan Dyke's Tale.
13. Activism and the Consciousness of Difference14. prelude and fugue in yellow and grey; 15. Activism and Identity Through the Word: A Mixed-Race Woman Claims Her Space; 16. Things Come When Least Expected; 17. Out on the Front Lines; Afterword; Index.
Summary: Restoried Selves: Autobiographies of Queer Asian / Pacific American Activists presents the first-person accounts of 20 activists?life stories that work against common stereotypes, shattering misconceptions and dispelling misinformation. These autobiographies challenge familial and cultural expectations and values that have traditionally forced queer Asian / Pacific Americans into silent shame because of their sexual orientation and/or ethnicity. Authors share not only their experiences growing up but also how those experiences led them to become social activists, speaking out against oppressio.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Restoried Selves Autobiographies of Queer Asian/ Pacific American Activists; Copyright; Contents; About the Editor; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. An Interview with a High School Activist; 2. Curry Potatoes and Rainbow Banners; 3. We Are Not Gay; 4. Fragmented Entries, Multiple Selves: In Search of a Place to Call Home; 5. You're a What? An Activist??; 6. On Becoming a Bi Bi Grrrl; 7. My Multiple Identity Disorder; 8. South of Normal; 9. Three Masks; 10. All-American Asian; 11. Queerly a Good Friday; 12. Three Strikes, I'M OUT! A Chicana Samoan Dyke's Tale.

13. Activism and the Consciousness of Difference14. prelude and fugue in yellow and grey; 15. Activism and Identity Through the Word: A Mixed-Race Woman Claims Her Space; 16. Things Come When Least Expected; 17. Out on the Front Lines; Afterword; Index.

Restoried Selves: Autobiographies of Queer Asian / Pacific American Activists presents the first-person accounts of 20 activists?life stories that work against common stereotypes, shattering misconceptions and dispelling misinformation. These autobiographies challenge familial and cultural expectations and values that have traditionally forced queer Asian / Pacific Americans into silent shame because of their sexual orientation and/or ethnicity. Authors share not only their experiences growing up but also how those experiences led them to become social activists, speaking out against oppressio.

WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650

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