Marital Acts : Gender, Sexuality, and Identity among the Chinese Thai Diaspora /

Succeeding waves of migration, from China to Thailand and from Thailand to the United States, have helped shape the identities of three generations of diasporic Chinese Thai. In this exciting new study, Jiemin Bao focuses on how cultural identities--as seen through the lens of marriage--play a centr...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bao, Jiemin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2004]
Temas:
Chinese > Kinship > Thailand > Bangkok.
Chinese > Thailand > Bangkok > Ethnic identity.
Chinese > Sexual behavior > Thailand > Bangkok.
Chinese Americans > Kinship > California > San Francisco.
Chinese Americans > California > San Francisco > Ethnic identity.
Chinese Americans > Sexual behavior > California > San Francisco.
Thai Americans > Kinship > California > San Francisco.
Thai Americans > California > San Francisco > Ethnic identity.
Thai Americans > Sexual behavior > California > San Francisco.
Chinois > Parenté > Thaïlande > Bangkok.
Chinois > Identité ethnique > Thaïlande > Bangkok.
Chinois > Sexualité > Thaïlande > Bangkok.
Américains d'origine chinoise > Parenté > Californie > San Francisco.
Américains d'origine chinoise > Identité ethnique > Californie > San Francisco.
Américains d'origine chinoise > Sexualité > Californie > San Francisco.
Américains d'origine thaïlandaise > Parenté > Californie > San Francisco.
Américains d'origine thaïlandaise > Identité ethnique > Californie > San Francisco.
Américains d'origine thaïlandaise > Sexualité > Californie > San Francisco.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies
Chinese Americans > Ethnic identity
Chinese Americans > Kinship
Chinese > Ethnic identity
Chinese > Kinship
Chinese > Sexual behavior
California > San Francisco
Thailand > Bangkok
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Language Conventions
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part I Positions
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Ongoing Process of Identity Formation
  • Part II The Chinkao Experience
  • 3. The Gendered Politics of Migration and Marriage
  • 4. Middle-Class Chinese-ness, Nei/Wai Politics
  • 5. Changes in Sexual Practice: "Same Bed, Different Dreams"
  • Part III The Lukchin Experience
  • 6. Hybrid Identities
  • 7. What's in a Wedding?
  • 8. Naturalized Sexuality and Middle-Class Respectability
  • 9. Shang Jia: "Family Business"
  • Part IV The Chinese Thai American Experience
  • 10. Multiple Belongings
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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