The Minor Intimacies of Race Asian Publics in North America |
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| Author:
| Kim, Christine |
| Series title: | Asian American Experience Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-08162-0 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2016 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $64.99 |
Book Description:
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An attempt to put an Asian woman on Canada's $100 bill in 2012 unleashed enormous controversy. The racism and xenophobia that answered this symbolic move toward inclusiveness revealed the nation's trumpeted commitment to multiculturalism as a lie. It also showed how multiple minor publics as well as the dominant public responded to the ......
An attempt to put an Asian woman on Canada's $100 bill in 2012 unleashed enormous controversy. The racism and xenophobia that answered this symbolic move toward inclusiveness revealed the nation's trumpeted commitment to multiculturalism as a lie. It also showed how multiple minor publics as well as the dominant public responded to the ......