| Undercover Asian: Multiracial Asian Americans in Visual Culture Contributor(s): Nishime, Leilani (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252079566 ISBN-13: 9780252079566 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Asian American Studies - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 305.895 |
| LCCN: 2013015227 |
| Series: Asian American Experience (University of Illinois) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.80 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this first book-length study of media images of multiracial Asian Americans, Leilani Nishime traces the codes that alternatively enable and prevent audiences from recognizing the multiracial status of Asian Americans. Nishime's perceptive readings of popular media--movies, television shows, magazine articles, and artwork--indicate how and why the viewing public often fails to identify multiracial Asian Americans. Using actor Keanu Reeves and the Matrix trilogy, golfer Tiger Woods as examples, Nishime suggests that this failure is tied to gender, sexuality, and post-racial politics. Also considering alternative images such as reality TV star Kimora Lee Simmons, the television show Battlestar Galactica, and the artwork of Kip Fulbeck, this incisive study offers nuanced interpretations that open the door to a new and productive understanding of race in America. |