Asian American identities and practices : folkloric expressions in everyday life / edited by Jonathan H.X. Lee and Kathleen Nadeau.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asian Americans--Folklore.

Asian Americans.

Asian Americans--Social life and customs.

Genre:

Folklore.

Physical Description:

xxi, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland Lexington Books 2014.

Contents:

1 Folklore and Asian American Humor: Stereotypes, Politics, and Self / Ayako Yoshimura Yoshimura, Ayako 1

2 Folklore and the Visual Culture of Burmese America: Domestic Buddhist Practices and the Dhammananda Monastery / Winston Kyan Kyan, Winston 15

3 The "Movement" as Folklore: Asian American College Youth and Vernacular Expressions of Asian Pacific American Heritage / Dawn Lee Tu Tu, Dawn Lee 27

4 Once Upon a Time in Chinese America: Literary Folktales in American Picture Books / Lorraine Dong Dong, Lorraine 49

5 Things Matter: Chinese American Culture Work and the Gods of Marysville / Jonathan H. X. Lee Lee, Jonathan H. X., Vivian-Lee Nyitray Nyitray, Vivian-Lee 69

6 Finding the Missing Pieces: Korean American Adoptees and the Production of Ritual / SooJin Pate Pate, SooJin 83

7 Filipino Folklore, Space, and Performance / Francis Tanglao-Aguas Tanglao-Aguas, Francis 101

8 Forging Transnational Folklore: Cambodian American Hip Hop / Cathy J. Schlund-Vials Schlund-Vials, Cathy J. 115

9 Japanese American Appropriation of Folkloric Symbols through Origami and Hip Hop / Brett Esaki Esaki, Brett 127

10 Igorot American Folk Dance: Performance, Identity, and the Paradox of Decolonization / Mark Sabas Leo Leo, Mark Sabas, Jonathan H. X. Lee Lee, Jonathan H. X. 147

11 Guangong: The Chinese God of War and Literature in America: From Celestial Stranger to Common Culture (1850-2011 CE) / Jonathan H. X. Lee Lee, Jonathan H. X. 167

12 Folklore as a Sacred Heritage: Vietnamese Indigenous Religions in California / Janet Hoskins Hoskins, Janet 185

13 Of Flying Brooms and Sorcerers: Spell-castings, Love Potions, and Supernatural Plants / Rossina Zamora Liu Liu, Rossina Zamora 199

14 Korean Folklore in the Lives of Korean American Christian Women / Christine Hong Hong, Christine 221

15 Late-life, Mortuary, and Memorial Rituals in the Japanese American Community / Ronald Y. Nakasone Nakasone, Ronald Y. 235.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739147320

0739147323

OCLC:

864504234