Asian America.Net: Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Cyberspace

ISBN 10: 0415965594 / ISBN 13: 9780415965590

Published by Routledge, 2003

About this Item

Demonstrates how Asian-Americans have both defined and been defined by electronic technology. From "model minority" stereotypes in the software industry to the "techno-orientalism" of computer games, these associations weigh heavily on contemporary discourses of race. Editor(s): Lee, Rachel C.; Wong, Sau-ling Cynthia. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 672. . 2003. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Asian America.Net: Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Cyberspace
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415965594
• ISBN 13: 9780415965590
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Asian America.Net demonstrates how Asian Americans have both defined and been defined by electronic technology, illuminating the complex networks of identity, community, and history in the digital age.

About the Author

Rachel C. Lee is Associate Professor of Women's Studies, English, and Asian American Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the author of TheAmericas of Asian American Literature. Sua-ling CynthiaWong is Professor of Asian American Studies and Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the author of Reading Asian American Literature.