Brown and Gay in La : The Lives of Immigrant Sons / Anthony Christian Ocampo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ocampo, Anthony Christian, 1981- author.

Series:

Asian American sociology series ; Volume 8.

Asian American Sociology Series ; Volume 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay men--California.

Gay men.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, 2023.

Summary:

The stories of second-generation immigrant gay men coming of age in Los AngelesGrowing up in the shadow of Hollywood, the gay sons of immigrants featured in Brown and Gay in LA could not have felt further removed from a world where queerness was accepted and celebrated. Instead, the men profiled here maneuver through family and friendship circles where masculinity dominates, gay sexuality is unspoken, and heterosexuality is strictly enforced. For these men, the path to sexual freedom often involves chasing the dreams while resisting the expectations of their immigrant parents—and finding community in each other. Ocampo also details his own story of reconciling his queer Filipino American identity and those of men like him. He shows what it was like for these young men to grow up gay in an immigrant family, to be the one gay person in their school and ethnic community, and to be a person of color in predominantly White gay spaces. Brown and Gay in LA is an homage to second-generation gay men and their radical redefinition of what it means to be gay, to be a man, to be a person of color, and, ultimately, what it means to be an American.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

A Note on Language

Preface

1. The Gay Second Generation

2. Lessons in Manhood and Morality

3. Surviving School

4. Escaping to College

5. Becoming Brown and Gay in LA

6. Not That Gay

7. Beyond Acceptance

Acknowledgments

Appendix: The Research Process

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4798-0661-7

OCLC:

1336404968