A feeling of belonging : : Asian American women's public culture, 1930-1960 / / Shirley Jennifer Lim.
When we imagine the activities of Asian American women in the mid-twentieth century, our first thoughts are not of skiing, beauty pageants, magazine reading, and sororities. Yet, Shirley Jennifer Lim argues, these are precisely the sorts of leisure practices many second generation Chinese, Filipina,...
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| Superior document: | American history and culture |
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| Year of Publication: | 2005 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | American history and culture.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (252 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | When we imagine the activities of Asian American women in the mid-twentieth century, our first thoughts are not of skiing, beauty pageants, magazine reading, and sororities. Yet, Shirley Jennifer Lim argues, these are precisely the sorts of leisure practices many second generation Chinese, Filipina, and Japanese American women engaged in during this time. In A Feeling of Belonging , Lim highlights the cultural activities of young, predominantly unmarried Asian American women from 1930 to 1960. This period marks a crucial generation-the first in which American-born Asians formed a critical mass |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-230) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0814765246 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Shirley Jennifer Lim. |