Karen L. Ching Carter

Photo-Essays about Asian American Women in Life Magazine 1936 to 1965

Hidden Narratives and Breaking Stereotypes

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the ways in which mid-twentieth-century Life Magazine editors employed the photo-essay as a narrative art form to overcome racist stereotypes about Asian women and envision them instead as part of the American middle class.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 156
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. April 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 237g
• ISBN-13: 9781793613097
• ISBN-10: 1793613095
• Artikelnr.: 67818682

Autorenporträt

Karen L. Ching Carter is senior lecturer in English at the University of Vaasa, FI.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: Pre-War and the Great Depression, 1936-1940
Chapter 1: A Catholic "Chinese School" in America
Chapter 2: The Charm of Novelty When "Life Goes to the Forbidden City"
Chapter 3: "The Nisei" Spy Scare
Part Two: World War II and Japanese American Internment, 1942-1944
Chapter 4: Making Choices: "Coast Japs Are Interned at Mountain Camp"
Chapter 5: Competing Narratives about "Tule Lake Segregation Camp"
Part Three: In Preparation for Post-war Racial Harmony, 1945
Chapter 6: Stylish Western Wear in "Marine Pin-Ups and Glamour on Guam"
Chapter 7: Mixed-Race and Intermarriage in "Hawaii: A Melting Pot"
Part Four: The Sixties and the Civil Rights Era, 1960-1965
Chapter 8: Changed Perceptions: "Nancy Kwan: A New Star as Suzie Wong"
Chapter 9: Patsy Takemoto Mink: More than the "First Congresswoman from
Overseas"
Afterword
Bibliography
Index
About the Author