Asian American Women and Men: Labor, Laws, and Love

by Yen Le Espiritu

Book Overview

What is the "Asian American experience"? What role does gender play within that experience? How do race and economics factor in? Asian American Women and Men answers these questions and examines how Asian American culture is shaped by a variety of forces. This groundbreaking volume in the new Gender Lens Series is among the first to explore the Asian experience from a gendered perspective. Author Yen Le Espiritu documents how the historical and contemporary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803972555
• ISBN13: 9780803972551
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

former student of Professor Espiritu

Once again Professor Espiritu has written a book that not only conveys the Asian American experience but more importantly the human experience. This book is for those of us who live the Asian American experience and for those willing to educate themselves about our country's racial heirarchy compounded by the disparity between genders.

I found the book to be an excellent source of information.

I really enjoyed reading this book. Even though, I "knew" the political and societal situations of Asian Americans in the United States, it still was an eye opener. This book gave me an oppertunity to understand some of my believes and how they were formed. I think it is a must read for everyone who is from Asian decent and who would like to understand the Asian American experiences. The author did a wonderful job of integrating all aspects of Asian culture. I highly recommend this book.