Voices Rising: Asian Canadian Cultural Activism

Voices Rising: Asian Canadian Cultural Activism
ISBN-10
0774841362
ISBN-13
9780774841368
Category
Social Science
Pages
320
Language
English
Published
2011-11-01
Publisher
UBC Press
Author
Xiaoping Li

Description

This interdisciplinary inquiry examines Asian Canadian political and cultural activism around community building, identity making, racial equity, and social justice. Informed by a postcolonial and postmodern cultural critique, it traces the trajectory of progressive cultural discourse generated by Asian Canadian cultural activists over the course of several generations. Xiaoping Li draws on historical sources and personal testimonies to convincingly demonstrate how culture acts as a means of engagement with the political and social world. He addresses topical issues of "race," ethnicity, identity, and transculturalism.

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