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Nature unfurled : Asian American environmental histories / edited by Connie Y. Chiang.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Chiang, Connie Y., editor.
JSTOR (Online Service)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Environmentalism--United States--History.
Environmentalism.
Asian Americans--Social life and customs.
Asian Americans.
Nature--Effect of human beings on.
Nature.
Human ecology--United States--History.
Human ecology.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (viii, 280 pages) : illustrations
Place of Publication:
Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2024]
Contents:
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: The Nature of Yellow Perils
White Plague, Yellow Peril: Tuberculosis and Environmental Health in San Francisco Chinatown
A New Immigration Peril: Race and Erasure in the Making of the Pacific Oyster in Washington State
Murderous Giant Hornets, Crushing Lanternflies, and Silken JorM Webs: Racialized Responses to New Asian Bio-Invasions
Part Two: Place and Belonging
Unruly Floods, Healing Waters: Chinese Settlers and the Los Angeles River, 1870s-1930s
August on My Back: Rhythms of Issei Motherhood and Labor on the Yakama Reservation
Reshaping Agrarian Visions: Southeast Asian Refugee Community Gardens and the Limits of Rural Continuity
Part Three: Resistance and Justice
The Jail in the Cellar: Carcerality and Wastelanding at Leupp Boarding School and Isolation Center
Environmental Justice Denied: Japanese American Testimonies and the Campaign for Redress
Challenging White Sanctuary: Twenty-First-Century Representations of Asian American Outdoor Recreation
Connecting the Filipinx Diaspora and Environmental History: A Roundtable Discussion
List of Contributors
Index
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Back Cover
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 23, 2024).
Other Format:
Print version: Nature unfurled
ISBN:
9780295753188
0295753188
Publisher Number:
90100791323
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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