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A race so different

Chambers-Letson, Joshua Takano.

A race so different performance and law in Asian America / [electronic resource] : Joshua Takano Chambers-Letson. - New York : New York University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (pages cm.) - Postmillenial Pop Series .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: performance, law, and the race so different -- That may be Japanese law, but not in my country : Madame Butterfly and the problem of law -- Justice for my son : staging reparative justice in Ping Chong's chinoiserie -- Pledge of allegiance: performing patriotism in the Japanese American concentration camps -- The nail that stands out: the political performativity of the Moriyuki Shimada scrapbook -- Illegal immigrant acts : dengue fever and the racialization of Cambodian America -- Conclusion : virtually legal.

9780814745250 0814745253


Asian Americans and mass media--History.
Asian Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--History.


Electronic books.

KF4757.5.A75 / C43 2013

342.7308/73