{"product_id":"imagining-asia-in-the-americas-zelideth-marza-rivas-9780813585215","title":"Imagining Asia in the Americas","description":"For centuries, Asian immigrants have been making vital contributions to the cultures of North and South America. Yet in many of these countries, Asians are commonly viewed as undifferentiated racial \"others,\" lumped together as \u003ci\u003echinos\u003c\/i\u003e regardless of whether they have Chinese ancestry. How might this struggle for recognition in their adopted homelands affect the ways that Asians in the Americas imagine community and cultural identity? The essays in \u003ci\u003eImagining Asia in the Americas\u003c\/i\u003e investigate the myriad ways that Asians throughout the Americas use language, literature, religion, commerce, and other cultural practices to establish a sense of community, commemorate their countries of origin, and anticipate the possibilities presented by life in a new land. Focusing on a variety of locations across South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and the United States, the book's contributors reveal the rich diversity of Asian American identities. Yet taken together, they provide an illuminating portrait of how immigrants negotiate between their native and adopted cultures. Drawing from a rich array of source materials, including texts in Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and Gujarati that have never before been translated into English, this collection represents a groundbreaking work of scholarship. Through its unique comparative approach, \u003ci\u003eImagining Asia in the Americas\u003c\/i\u003e opens up a conversation between various Asian communities within the Americas and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zelideth María Rivas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081358521X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813585215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.33h x 6.05w x 0.72d","brand":"Zelideth María Rivas","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47135252250879,"sku":"9780813585215","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_873ca56d-61d8-4ad2-911c-7503adbb0a7e.jpg?v=1755009589","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/imagining-asia-in-the-americas-zelideth-marza-rivas-9780813585215","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}