Modeling Citizenship: Jewish and Asian American Writing (American Literatures Initiative (Temple University Press))
Schlund-Vials, Cathy
ISBN 10: 1439903182 ISBN 13: 9781439903186
Published by Temple University Press, 2011
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In fiction and nonfiction, Asian Americans and Jewish Americans grapple with their model minority status and the contested nature of citizenship.
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Navigating deftly among historical and literary readings, Cathy Schlund-Vials examines the analogous yet divergent experiences of Asian Americans and Jewish Americans in Modeling Citizenship. She investigates how these model minority groups are shaped by the shifting terrain of naturalization law and immigration policy, using the lens of naturalization, not assimilation, to underscore questions of nation-state affiliation and sense of belonging.
Modeling Citizenship examines fiction, memoir, and drama to reflect on how the logic of naturalization has operated at discrete moments in the twentieth century. Each chapter focuses on two exemplary literary works. For example, Schlund-Vials shows how Mary Antin's Jewish-themed play The Promised Land is reworked into a more contemporary Chinese American context in Gish Jen's Mona in the Promised Land.
In her compelling analysis, Schlund-Vials amplifies the structural, cultural, and historical significance of these works and the themes they address.
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Title: Modeling Citizenship: Jewish and Asian ...
Publisher: Temple University Press
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good