The limits of whiteness : Iranian Americans and the everyday politics of race /

When Roya, an Iranian American high school student, is asked to identify her race, she feels anxiety and doubt. According to the federal government, she and others from the Middle East are white. Indeed, a historical myth circulates even in immigrant families like Roya's, proclaiming Iranians t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Maghbouleh, Neda (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Iranian Americans > Race identity.
Iranian Americans > Ethnic identity.
Iranian Americans > Social conditions.
Racism > United States.
Américains d'origine iranienne > Identité ethnique.
Américains d'origine iranienne > Conditions sociales.
Racisme > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Iranian Americans > Ethnic identity
Iranian Americans > Social conditions
Race relations
Racism
United States > Race relations.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Being white
  • In the past
  • At home
  • In school
  • To the homeland
  • At summer camp
  • Being brown.

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