Dragon ladies : Asian American feminists breathe fire edited by Sonia Shah ; preface by Yuri Kochiyama ; foreword by Karin Aguilar-San Juan

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shah, Sonia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminists--United States.

Feminists.

Asian American women.

Feminism--United States.

Feminism.

Physical Description:

xxi, 241 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston : South End Press, c1997.

Contents:

II. An agenda for change. Asian women's health : organizing a movement / Sia Nowrojee and Jael Silliman

Expanding environmental justice : Asian American feminists' contribution / Julie Sze

Empowering women : SNEHA's multifaceted activism / Bandana Purkayashta, Shyamala Raman, and Kshiteeja Bhide

Building shelter : Asian women and domestic violence / Cheng Imm Tan. III. Global perspectives. Breaking the cycle : women workers confront corporate greed globally / Miriam Ching Louie

The global trade in Filipina workers / Grace Chang

Lost in translation : Western feminism and Asian women / Delia D. Aguilar. IV. Awakening to power. Revolution's from the heart : the making of an Asian American woman activist, Yuri Kochiyama / Diane C. Fujino

Bringing up baby : raising a "third world" daughter in the "first world" / Samita Das Dasgupta and Sayantani DasGupta

Searching for the ox : the spiritual journey of an Asian American feminist activist / Cheng Imm tan

Yellowdykecore : queer, punk 'n' Asian : a roundtable discussion / Margarita Alcantara, Leslie Mah, and Selena Whang.

Preface. Trailblazing in a White world : a brief history of Asian/Pacific American women / Yuri Kochiyama

Foreword. Breathing fire, confronting power, and other necessary acts of resistance / Karin Aguilar-San Juan

Introduction. Slaying the dragon lady : toward an Asian American feminism / Sonia Shah. I. Strategies and visions. Strategies from the field : organizing the Asian American feminist movement / Juliana Pegues

Critical visions : the representation and resistance of Asian women / Lynn Lu

A slippery path : organizing resistance to violence against women / Anannya Bhattacharjee

Redefining the home : how community elites silence feminist activism / Purvi Shah

On Asian America, feminism, and agenda-making : a roundtable discussion / Pamela Chiang ... [et al.].

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

The Balch Institute Library and Archives

ISBN:

0896085759 (pbk.)

0896085767 (cloth)

OCLC:

36994765