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Margins and Mainstreams : Asians in American History and Culture /

In a thoughtful and stimulating contribution to the current debate about the meaning to the larger society of multiculturalism, Gary Okihiro explores the significance of Asian Americans in American history and culture. In six provocative and engaging essays he examines the Asian American experience...

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Autor principal: Okihiro, Gary Y., 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [1994]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a 1. When and Where I Enter -- 2. Is Yellow Black or White? -- 3. Recentering Women -- 4. Family Album History -- 5. Perils of the Body and Mind -- 6. Margin as Mainstream. 
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