Picturing Model Citizens: Civility in Asian American Visual Culture

by Thy Phu

At the heart of the model minority myth-often associated with Asian Americans-is the concept of civility. In this groundbreaking book, Picturing Model Citizens , Thy Phu exposes the complex links between civility and citizenship, and argues that civility plays a crucial role in constructing Asian American citizenship.Featuring works by Arnold Genthe, Carl Iwasaki, Toyo Miyatake, Nick Ut, and others, Picturing Model Citizens traces the trope of civility...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439907218
• ISBN13: 9781439907214
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"