Dragon Ladies

by Shah, Sonia

• ISBN13: 9780896085756
• ISBN10: 0896085759
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-10-01
• Publisher: South End Pr

Summary

Showcases the growing politicization of Asian American women and their emerging feminist movement. These prominent writers, artists, and activists draw on a wealth of personal experience and political analysis to address issues of immigration, work, health, domestic violence, sexuality, and

Table of Contents

Preface: Trailblazing in a White World: A Brief History of Asian/Pacific American Women	p. V
Foreword: Breathing Fire. Confronting Power and Other Necessary Acts of Resistance	p. IX
Introduction Slaying the Dragon Lady: Toward an Asian American Feminism	p. XII
Strategies and Visions	p. 1
Critical Visions: The Representation and Resistance of Asian Women	p. 27
A Slippery Path: Organizing Resistance to Violence Against Women	p. 44
Redefining the Home: How Community Elites Silence Feminist Activism	p. 56
On Asian America, Feminism, and Agenda-Making: A Roundtable Discussion	p. 57
an Agenda for Change	p. 71
Asian Women's Health: Organizing a Movement	p. 87
Expanding Environmental Justice: Asian American Feminists Contribution	p. 98
Empowering Women: Sneha's Multifaceted Activism	p. 107
Building Shelter: Asian Women and Domestic Violence	p. 108
Global Perspectives	p. 119
Breaking the Cycle: Women Workers Confront Corporate Greed Globdllg	p. 131
The Global Trade in Filipina Workers	p. 132
Lost in Translation: Western Feminism and Asian Women	p. 165
Awakening to Power	p. 167
Revolution's from the Heart: The Making of an Asian American Woman Activist. Yuri Kochiyama	p. 178
Bringing Up Baby: Raising a "Third World" Daughter in the "First World"	p. 195
Searching for the Ox: The Spiritual Journey of an Asian American Feminist Activist	p. 215
Yellowdykecore: Queer, Punk 'N' Asian: A Roundtable Discussion	p. 232
About the Contributors	p. 233
Index	p. 237
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