Refusing Subjects and (Dis)Owning America in Asian American Studies

Given the myriad historical and cultural trajectories of Asian America as a political coalition, Asian American Studies continually interrogates the terms of its coalitional unity as it foregrounds and theorizes “difference.” The challenge for Asian American Studies is to question identity with nati...

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Main Author: Isaac, Allan Punzalan
Format: text
Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
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Online Access:https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss12/4
https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/kk/article/1052/viewcontent/_5BKKv00n12_2009_5D_202.3_Article_Isaac.pdf
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Institution: Ateneo De Manila University
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Summary:Given the myriad historical and cultural trajectories of Asian America as a political coalition, Asian American Studies continually interrogates the terms of its coalitional unity as it foregrounds and theorizes “difference.” The challenge for Asian American Studies is to question identity with nation as the endpoint to anti-racist politics in order to create a space for theoretical inquiries of belonging beyond nation and racial identity to foreground other ways of imagining affinity, communities, and political alliances.