Social Science Asian American Studies
Voices Rising
Asian Canadian Cultural Activism
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Jul 2007
- Category
- Asian American Studies, Asian American, Popular Culture
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774812221
- Publish Date
- Jul 2007
- List Price
- $32.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774812214
- Publish Date
- Feb 2007
- List Price
- $95.00
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774841368
- Publish Date
- Nov 2011
- List Price
- $30.95
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Description
This interdisciplinary inquiry examines Asian Canadian political and cultural activism around community building, identity making, racial equity, and social justice. Informed by a postcolonial and postmodern cultural critique, it traces the trajectory of progressive cultural discourse generated by Asian Canadian cultural activists over the course of several generations. Xiaoping Li draws on historical sources and personal testimonies to convincingly demonstrate how culture acts as a means of engagement with the political and social world. He addresses topical issues of “race,” ethnicity, identity, and transculturalism.
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Contributor Notes
Xiaoping Li is an independent researcher and professor in the Department of Sociology and Women’s Studies at Okanagan College, British Columbia.