Racing romance : love, power, and desire among Asian American/white couples / Kumiko Nemoto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nemoto, Kumiko, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interracial marriage--United States.

Interracial marriage.

Interracial dating--United States.

Interracial dating.

Asian Americans--Psychology.

Asian Americans.

Asian Americans--Race identity.

Race awareness.

Race relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Despite being far from the norm, interracial relationships are more popular than ever. Racing Romance sheds special light on the bonds between whites and Asian Americans, an important topic that has not garnered well-deserved attention until now. Incorporating life-history narratives and interviews with those currently or previously involved with an interracial partner, Kumiko Nemoto addresses the contradictions and tensionsùa result of race, class, and genderùthat Asian Americans and whites experience. Similar to black/white relationships, stereotypes have long played crucial roles in Asian American/white encounters. Partners grapple with media representations of Asian women as submissive or hypersexual and Asian men are often portrayed as weak laborers or powerful martial artists. Racing Romance reveals how allegedly progressive interracial relationships remain firmly shaped by the logic of patriarchy and gender inherent to the ideal of marriage, family, and nation in America, even as this ideal is juxtaposed with discourses of multiculturalism and color blindness.

Contents:

Interracial relationships : discourses and images

The good wife

A woman ascending

A man's place

Playing the man

Men alone

Conclusion: Matters of race and gender.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-190) and index.

ISBN:

0-8135-4852-7

OCLC:

593295675