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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463987803321

Titolo

Restoried selves : autobiographies of queer Asian/Pacific American activists / / Kevin K. Kumashiro, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Harrington Park Press, , 2004

ISBN

1-136-57264-3

0-203-05727-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (167 p.)

Collana

HAWORTH Gay & Lesbian Studies

Altri autori (Persone)

KumashiroKevin K. <1970->

Disciplina

305.895073

Soggetti

Asian American gays

Pacific Islander American gays

Gay activists - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Restoried Selves Autobiographies of Queer Asian/ Pacific American Activists; Copyright; Contents; About the Editor; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. An Interview with a High School Activist; 2. Curry Potatoes and Rainbow Banners; 3. We Are Not Gay; 4. Fragmented Entries, Multiple Selves: In Search of a Place to Call Home; 5. You're a What? An Activist??; 6. On Becoming a Bi Bi Grrrl; 7. My Multiple Identity Disorder; 8. South of Normal; 9. Three Masks; 10. All-American Asian; 11. Queerly a Good Friday; 12. Three Strikes, I'M OUT! A Chicana Samoan Dyke's Tale

13. Activism and the Consciousness of Difference14. prelude and fugue in yellow and grey; 15. Activism and Identity Through the Word: A Mixed-Race Woman Claims Her Space; 16. Things Come When Least Expected; 17. Out on the Front Lines; Afterword; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Restoried Selves: Autobiographies of Queer Asian / Pacific American Activists presents the first-person accounts of 20 activists?life stories that work against common stereotypes, shattering misconceptions and dispelling misinformation. These autobiographies challenge familial and cultural expectations and values that have traditionally forced queer Asian / Pacific Americans into silent shame because of their



sexual orientation and/or ethnicity. Authors share not only their experiences growing up but also how those experiences led them to become social activists, speaking out against oppressio