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Social Science Asian American Studies

Voices Rising

Asian Canadian Cultural Activism

by (author) Xiaoping Li

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Jul 2007
Category
Asian American Studies, Asian American, Popular Culture
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774812221
    Publish Date
    Jul 2007
    List Price
    $32.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774812214
    Publish Date
    Feb 2007
    List Price
    $95.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774841368
    Publish Date
    Nov 2011
    List Price
    $30.95

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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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Contributor Notes

Xiaoping Li is an independent researcher and professor in the Department of Sociology and Women’s Studies at Okanagan College, British Columbia.