Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Why Asian American Sexual Politics?
Chapter 2: The Making of Good Sons and Daughters
Chapter 3: External Forces of Socialization—Under Western Eyes
Chapter 4: Asian American Women: Self-Image, Self-Esteem, and
Identity
Chapter 5: Asian American Masculinity
Chapter 6: Asian American Sexual Politics: Love and
Relationships
Chapter 7: Now What? Resistance, Empowerment, and Counter-Frames
Rosalind S. Chou is assistant professor of sociology at Georgia State University. She is the coauthor of The Myth of the Model Minority: Asian Americans Facing Racism with Joe R. Feagin.
Bravo! In a highly original analysis Rosalind Chou demonstrates
that the hypersexualization of Asian American women and men links
closely to white racial framing and domination. Asian American men
face racialized castration, women exoticized sexualization—in both
cases sustaining dominant images of white male superiority and
virility while doing much damage to the self-esteem and health of
Asian Americans. Significantly too, Chou concludes with a savvy
assessment of Asian Americans’ coping and countering strategies for
racialized and sexualized oppression.
*Joe R. Feagin, Texas A&M University*
While a vibrant theoretical literature exists on the
intersectionality of race, gender, and sexuality, little has been
written about how individuals encounter and reflect on the
connection between these forms of difference. Rosalind Chou’s
provocative study fills this void. Drawing upon the lived
experiences of her Asian American respondents, she demonstrates the
persistence of white hegemonic notions of race, femininity, and
masculinity, and the difficulty of developing ‘counter frames’ to
oppressive discourses.
*Michael Omi, University of California, Berkeley*
Basing her book on qualitative research she conducted with more
than 60 Asian American women and men, sociologist Chou (Georgia
State Univ.) examines various facets of Asian American sexuality.
Chapters discuss key theoretical concepts, how internal
‘home-culture’ factors influence the construction of gender and
sexuality within the lives of the author's informants, and the role
of external mainstream institutions—including the media, schools,
and peer groups—in the development of gendered and racialized
stereotypes. Separate chapters use informant interviews to describe
the experiences of Asian American women and men. Another section
discusses how gendered and racialized stereotypes influence the
dating experiences of the author's informants. Chou concludes with
an assessment of strategies that may be useful for Asian American
men and women to combat stereotypes held by those internal and
external to their communities. This book will be of the strongest
interest to students and scholars of gender studies, Asian American
studies, and ethnic studies, especially those familiar with the
theory and terminology associated with critical race and gender
theory in the social sciences. Summing Up: Recommended. All
academic levels/libraries.
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