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

Informationen zum Autor Karen L. Ching Carter is senior lecturer in English at the University of Vaasa, FI. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Product details

• Authors: Karen L. Ching Carter
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2023
• EAN: 9781793613097
• ISBN: 978-1-79361-309-7
• No. of pages: 156
• Subjects: 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