Photo-Essays About Asian American Women in Life Magazine 1936 to 1965 - Hidden Narratives and Breaking Stereotypes

This book explores the ways in which mid-twentieth-century Life Magazine editors employed the photo-essay as a narrative art form to overcome racist stereotypes about Asian women and envision them instead as part of the American middle class.

List of contents

List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: Pre-War and the Great Depression, 1936-1940
Chapter 1: A Catholic "Chinese School" in America
Chapter 2: The Charm of Novelty When "Life Goes to the Forbidden City"
Chapter 3: "The Nisei" Spy Scare
Part Two: World War II and Japanese American Internment, 1942-1944
Chapter 4: Making Choices: "Coast Japs Are Interned at Mountain Camp"
Chapter 5: Competing Narratives about "Tule Lake Segregation Camp"
Part Three: In Preparation for Post-war Racial Harmony, 1945
Chapter 6: Stylish Western Wear in "Marine Pin-Ups and Glamour on Guam"
Chapter 7: Mixed-Race and Intermarriage in "Hawaii: A Melting Pot"
Part Four: The Sixties and the Civil Rights Era, 1960-1965
Chapter 8: Changed Perceptions: "Nancy Kwan: A New Star as Suzie Wong"
Chapter 9: Patsy Takemoto Mink: More than the "First Congresswoman from Overseas"
Afterword
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

About the author

Karen L. Ching Carter is senior lecturer in English at the University of Vaasa, FI.

Summary

This book explores the ways in which mid-twentieth-century Life Magazine editors employed the photo-essay as a narrative art form to overcome racist stereotypes about Asian women and envision them instead as part of the American middle class.

Product details

• Authors: Karen L. Ching Carter, Karen L. Ching Carter
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9781793613073
• ISBN: 978-1-79361-307-3
• No. of pages: 156
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; USA, Ethnic Studies, Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, PHOTOGRAPHY / Photojournalism, Photojournalism, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Gender studies: women, History of the Americas, Gender studies: women & girls, Black & Asian Studies, Relating to Asian American people, Photographic reportage