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A feeling of belonging : Asian American women's public culture, 1930-1960

Highlighting the cultural activities of young, predominantly unmarried Asian American women from 1930 to 1960, this book traces the diverse ways in which these young women sought claim to cultural citizenship, exploring such topics as the nation's first Asian American sorority, Chi Alpha Delta; and Asian American youth culture and beauty pageants.
eBook, English, 2005
New York University Press, New York, 2005
History
1 online resource (ix, 241 pages) illustrations
9780814751930, 9780814751947, 0814751938, 0814751946
1013182817
A feeling of belonging : Chi Alpha Delta, 1928-1941
I protest : Anna May Wong and the performance of modernity
Short-cut to glamour : popular culture in a consumer society
Contested beauty : Asian American beauty culture during the Cold War
Riding the crest of an Oriental wave : foreign-born Asian "beauty"
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A feeling of belonging : Chi Alpha Delta, 1928-1941. I protest : Anna May Wong and the performance of modernity. Short-cut to glamour : popular culture in a consumer society. Contested beauty : Asian American beauty culture during the Cold War. Riding the crest of an Oriental wave : foreign-born Asian "beauty"