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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154832903321

Autore

Battle Juan

Titolo

An examination of Asian and Pacific Islander LGBT populations across the United States : intersections of race and sexuality / / Juan Battle, Antonio (Jay) Pastrana, Jr., Angelique Harris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2017]

�2017

ISBN

1-137-56519-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 65 pages) : color illustrations

Collana

Palgrave pivot

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

300.72

Soggetti

Asian American gays

Pacific Islander American gays

Sexual minorities - United States

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Current Trends -- 3. Coming Out and Being Out -- 4. Religion and Spirituality -- 5. Family Life -- 6. The SJS Project: Phases of Research.

Sommario/riassunto

This book utilizes personal narratives and survey data from over 500 respondents to explore the diversity of experiences across Asian and Pacific Islander LGBT communities within the United States. Additionally, the authors document and celebrate many of the everyday strengths and strategies employed by this extraordinary population to navigate and negotiate their daily lives. Juan Battle is a Professor of Sociology at the Graduate Center, CUNY, USA Antonio (Jay) Pastrana, Jr. is an Associate Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, USA Angelique Harris is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Gender and Sexualities Studies at Marquette University, USA.