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Asian American Identities and Practices - Folkloric Expressions in Everyday Life (Paperback)
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Asian American Identities and Practices: Folkloric Expressions in
Everyday Life probes the intersection, interplay, and
interconnection of Asian and Asian American folklore and folklife
in globally fluid and culturally creative landscapes among Asian
American communities and subjects. Asian American folklore, as a
way of life and practice, has emerged and continues to emerge as
Asian Americans lay claim and take root in the American mosaic. As
such, the contributors in this volume all show how the Asian
American historical experiences and continued international
migration inform the production of new folkloric practices,
subjectivities, and ideologies, which in turn strengthen specific
Asian American ways of life while normalizing folklore that are
squarely produced in Asian America. This collection illustrates
that Asian American folklore and folklife is interwoven with social
relationships, the creation of various types of ethnic, cultural,
and national identities, and adaptive strategies within the
particular historical periods, communities, and shifting boundaries
and demographics of Asian America. The global context of Asian
American folklore and folklife, especially in the racially charged
post-9/11 context, bespeaks how Asians, past and present, maneuver
the cultural spaces of their host society and old traditions to
create new sites and new opportunities for cultural folkloric
production and expression in everyday life.
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