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Celine Parreñas Shimizu examines early twenty-first-century cinematic representations of Asian and Asian American children, showing how films allow viewers the opportunity to understand the demands and difficulties placed upon Asian American children.
List of contents
Preface. Devastated Creator: Theorizing as Grieving Mother-Author-Spectator ix
Acknowledgments xix
Introduction: Agents of Our Own Lives, Centers of Our Own Stories 1
1. A Deluge of Delusions and Lies: Race, Sex, and Class in
American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace 41
2. The Inner Life of Cinema and Selfobjects: Queer Asian American Youth in
Spa Night and
Driveways 81
3. Adolescent Curiosity and Mourning:
The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros 117
4. The Courage to Compose Oneself: Healthy Narcissim and Self-Sovereignty in
Yellow Rose 151
5. The Unexpected and the Unforeseen: Cultural Complexes in
The Half of It 186
In Closing: The Power of Films about Racial Childhoods in the Time of Rampant Death 208
Notes 213
Bibliography 223
Index 233
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Celine Parreñas Shimizu
Summary
Celine Parreñas Shimizu examines early twenty-first-century cinematic representations of Asian and Asian American children, showing how films allow viewers the opportunity to understand the demands and difficulties placed upon Asian American children.
