For centuries, Asian immigrants have been making vital
contributions to the cultures of North and South America. Yet in
many of these countries, Asians are commonly viewed as
undifferentiated racial ""others"", lumped together as chinos
regardless of whether they have Chinese ancestry. How might this
struggle for recognition in their adopted homelands affect the ways
that Asians in the Americas imagine community and cultural
identity? The essays in Imagining Asia in the Americas investigate
the myriad ways that Asians throughout the Americas use language,
literature, religion, commerce, and other cultural practices to
establish a sense of community, commemorate their countries of
origin, and anticipate the possibilities presented by life in a new
land. Focusing on a variety of locations across South America,
Central America, the Caribbean, and the United States, the book's
contributors reveal the rich diversity of Asian American
identities. Yet taken together, they provide an illuminating
portrait of how immigrants negotiate between their native and
adopted cultures. Drawing from a rich array of source materials,
including texts in Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, Chinese,
and Gujarati that have never before been translated into English,
this collection represents a groundbreaking work of scholarship.
Through its unique comparative approach, Imagining Asia in the
Americas opens up a conversation between various Asian communities
within the Americas and beyond.
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