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ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES

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The Exquisite Corpse of Asian AmericaBiopolitics, Biosociality, and Posthuman EcologiesRACHEL C. LEE

“Rachel Lee’s stunning new book explores contemporary Asian American performance, comedy, written word, and a body exhibit that concern racialized, gendered, militarized body parts.”

–Charis Thompson, University of California,

Berkeley336 PAGES • 24 HALFTONES1 TABLE, 6 TEXTBOXESPAPER • 978-1-4798-0978-3 • $26.00CLOTH • 978-1-4798-1771-9 • $75.00

In the Sexual Cultures series

WINNER OF THE 2014 OUTSTANDING BOOK AWARD OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THEATRE IN HIGHER EDUCATION

A Race So DifferentPerformance and Law in Asian AmericaJOSHUA TAKANO CHAMBERS-LETSON

“Legal history, theater, and everyday performance come together in this illuminating, profound, and intrepid study.”

–Josephine Lee, University of Minnesota

279 PAGES • 30 HALFTONESPAPER • 978-0-8147-6996-6 • $26.00CLOTH • 978-0-8147-3839-9 • $85.00

In the Postmillennial Pop seriesAn American Literatures Initiative book

The Racial MundaneAsian American Performance and the Embodied EverydayJU YON KIM

“A beautifully written and original discussion of Asian American performance and the politics of the everyday.”

–Josephine Lee, author of Performing Asian America

MAY 2015304 PAGES • 6 HALFTONESPAPER • 978-1-4798-4432-6 • $28.00 CLOTH • 978-1-4798-9789-6 • $89.00

HONORABLE MENTION FOR THE CULTURAL STUDIES BOOK AWARD OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES

WINNER OF THE 2013 CLAGS FELLOWSHIP AWARD FOR BEST FIRST BOOK PROJECT IN LGBT STUDIES

Brown Boys and Rice QueensSpellbinding Performance in the AsiasENG-BENG LIM

“A significant contribution to its major fields of queer studies and performance studies.”

–Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism

256 PAGES • 8 HALFTONESPAPER • 978-0-8147-5940-0 • $26.00 CLOTH • 978-0-8147-6089-5 • $79.00

In the Sexual Cultures series

GREAT FOR COURSES

Eating Asian AmericaA Food Studies ReaderEdited by ROBERT JI-SONG KU, MARTIN F. MANALANSAN and ANITA MANNUR

“Each scholar is successful in reaching a very large audience, from Asian American scholars to those simply interested in food histories and identities.”

–Christopher Patterson, The International Examiner

453 PAGESPAPER • 978-1-4798-6925-1 • $27.00 CLOTH • 978-1-4798-1023-9 • $85.00

Global FamiliesA History of Asian International Adoption in AmericaCATHERINE CENIZA CHOY

“Concise, provocative...Choy’s work greatly assists in the larger discussion of, and questions concerning, global family making.”

–Journal of Asian American Studies


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Keywords for Asian American StudiesEdited by CATHY J. SCHLUND-VIALS, LINDA TRINH VÕ and K. SCOTT WONG

Spanning multiple histories, numerous migrations, and diverse populations, this book reconsiders and recalibrates the ever-shifting borders of Asian American studies as a distinctly interdisciplinary field.MAY 2015336 PAGESPAPER • 978-1-4798-0328-6 • $25.00 CLOTH • 978-1-4798-7453-8 • $89.00

In the Keywords series

GENDER AND SEXUAL I T Y

Desi Hoop DreamsPickup Basketball and the Making of Asian American MasculinitySTANLEY I. THANGARAJ

“There is much to be learned from this thoughtful, nuanced, and frank analysis.”

–Sunaina Maira, author of Desis in the House

JUNE 2015288 PAGES • 1 MAPPAPER • 978-0-8147-6093-2 • $27.00CLOTH • 978-0-8147-7035-1 • $89.00

Living Out IslamVoices of Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender MuslimsSCOTT SIRAJ AL-HAQQ KUGLE

“An excellent contribution to the emerging literature on LBGTQ Muslims.”

–Amina Wadud, Starr King School

for the Ministry275 PAGESPAPER • 978-1-4798-9467-3 • $27.00CLOTH • 978-0-8147-4448-2 • $85.00

Geisha of a Different KindRace and Sexuality in Gaysian AmericaC. WINTER HAN

“Bravely engages with the struggles and triumphs of Asian American gay men as they inhabit American society and its gay mainstream.”

–Martin F. Manalansan IV, author of Global Divas

MAY 2015256 PAGESPAPER • 978-1-4798-5520-9 • $26.00 CLOTH • 978-1-4798-3195-1 • $89.00

In the Intersections series

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YOU TH AND FAM I LY

Caring Across GenerationsThe Linked Lives of Korean American FamiliesGRACE J. YOO and BARBARA W. KIM

“[An] innovative qualitative study….A powerful resource.”

–Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, University of California

at Los Angeles256 PAGES • 1 TABLEPAPER • 978-0-8147-6999-7 • $24.00 CLOTH • 978-0-8147-6897-6 • $75.00

How Chinese Are You?Adopted Chinese Youth and their Families Negotiate Identity and CultureANDREA LOUIE

An engaging and original study of the fluidity of race, ethnicity, and cultural identity in modern America.AUGUST 2015304 PAGESPAPER • 978-1-4798-9463-5 • $25.00 CLOTH • 978-1-4798-9052-1 • $89.00

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F I LM AND MED I A

Orienting HollywoodA Century of Film Culture between Los Angeles and BombayNITIN GOVIL

“Brilliantly remaps the relationship between Hollywood and Bombay cinema.”

–Shanti Kumar, author of Gandhi Meets Primetime


In the Critical Cultural Communication series

From Bombay to BollywoodThe Making of a Global Media IndustryASWIN PUNATHAMBEKAR

“A truly distinctive contribution to the field of global media studies.”

–Marwan Kraidy, author of Reality

Television and Arab Politics266 PAGES25 HALFTONES, 3 TABLESPAPER • 978-0-8147-2949-6 • $26.00 CLOTH • 978-0-8147-7189-1 • $85.00

In the Postmillennial Pop series

L I TERARY S TUD IES

Emergent U.S. LiteraturesFrom Multiculturalism to Cosmopolitanism in the Late Twentieth CenturyCYRUS R. K. PATELL

“An essential text for understanding the historical forces at work in the ways in which we define American literature today.”

–Min Hyoung Song, author of The Children of 1965

288 PAGESPAPER • 978-1-4798-7338-8 • $24.00CLOTH • 978-1-4798-93720 • $79.00

Racial AsymmetriesAsian American Fictional WorldsSTEPHEN HONG SOHN

“An incisive guide to reading Asian American writing in a ‘post-race’ era.”

–Juliana Chang, author of Inhuman Citizenship


An American Literatures Initiative book

Sitting in DarknessMark Twain’s Asia and Comparative RacializationHSUAN L. HSU

“A brilliant book…. Truly illuminating.”

–Shelley Fisher Fishkin, Stanford University


In the America and the Long 19th Century series

Contemporary Arab-American LiteratureTransnational Reconfigurations of Citizenship and BelongingCAROL FADDA-CONREY

“An original analysis….This will be the go-to book on Arab American literature.”

–Evelyn Alsultany, author of Arabs and

Muslims in the Media272 PAGES • 9 HALFTONESPAPER • 978-1-4798-0431-3 • $23.00 CLOTH • 978-1-4798-2692-6 • $75.00

An American Literatures Initiative book

A L S O O F I N T E R E S T

Women in Japanese ReligionsBARBARA R. AMBROS

“Ambros’s fluid writing style makes this information-rich volume highly accessible and satisfying to read.”

–Paula Arai, author of Bringing Zen Home

MAY 2015240 PAGES • 15 HALFTONESPAPER • 978-1-4798-8406-3 • $17.00CLOTH • 978-1-4798-2762-6 • $65.00

In the Women in Religions series

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Technomobility in ChinaYoung Migrant Women and Mobile PhonesCARA WALLIS

“This supple and theoretically grounded work demands our attention.”

–Rich Ling, author of The Mobile Connection


In the Critical Cultural Communication series

RA C E A N D E T H N I C I T Y

Transpacific AntiracismAfro-Asian Solidarity in 20th-Century Black America, Japan, and OkinawaYUICHIRO ONISHI

“Fascinating and ground-breaking.”

–Scott Kurashige, author of The Shifting Grounds of Race

254 PAGESPAPER • 978-1-4798-9732-2 • $24.00CLOTH • 978-0-8147-6264-6 • $65.00

Lone Star MuslimsTransnational Lives and the South Asian Experience in TexasAHMED AFZAL

“Offers both in-depth ethnography and insightful theoretical discussions.”

–Karen Leonard, University of California, Irvine

288 PAGES • 5 TABLESPAPER • 978-1-4798-4480-7 • $26.00 CLOTH • 978-1-4798-5534-6 • $79.00

Islam Is a Foreign CountryAmerican Muslims and the Global Crisis of AuthorityZAREENA GREWAL

“A powerful, lyrical, and boldly rendered book.”

–Junaid Rana, author of Terrifying Muslims



NEW IN PAPERBACK

WINNER OF THE 2013-2014 ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR LITERATURE, ADULT NON-FICTION OF THE ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LIBRARIAN ASSOCIATION

Citizens of Asian AmericaDemocracy and Race during the Cold WarCINDY I-FEN CHENG

“A marvelous and greatly-needed book.”

–George Lipsitz, author of How Racism Takes Place

285 PAGES • 8 HALFTONES, 4 MAPSPAPER • 978-1-4798-8073-7 • $24.00 CLOTH • 978-0-8147-5935-6 • $65.00


The Sun Never SetsSouth Asian Migrants in an Age of U.S. PowerEdited by VIVEK BALD, MIABI CHATTERJI, SUJANI REDDY and MANU VIMALASSERY

“Opens up radically new ways to think about diaspora.”

–Sharmila Rudrappa, University of Texas at Austin


In the NYU Series in Social and Cultural Analysis

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Asian American Studies