The Changs next door to the Díazes : remapping race in suburban California /

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Examining the San Gabriel Valley, Wendy Cheng unpacks questions of how identity-especially racial identity-is shaped by place. Informed by nearly seventy interviews, Cheng argues that people's daily experiences deeply influence their racial consciousness, providing a model for considering the s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cheng, Wendy, 1977- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2013.
Temas:
Asian Americans > California > Los Angeles Suburban Area.
Hispanic Americans > California > Los Angeles Suburban Area.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Asian Americans.
Hispanic Americans.
Race relations.
Los Angeles Suburban Area (Calif.) > Race relations.
California > Los Angeles Suburban Area.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction: Theorizing Regional Racial Formation; 1. Not "For Caucasians Only": Race, Property, and Homeownership; 2. "The Asian and Latino Thing in Schools": Academic Achievement and Racialized Privilege; 3. "Just Like Any Other Boy"? Race and the San Gabriel Valley Boy Scouts of America; 4. Diversity on Main Street: Civic Landscapes and Historical Geographies of Race; 5. SGV Dreamgirl: Interracial Intimacies and the Production of Place; Conclusion: How Localized Knowledges Travel; Appendix: Cognitive Maps of Race, Place, and Region; Notes.

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