AfroAsian Encounters

AfroAsian Encounters
Author: Heike Raphael-Hernandez
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2006-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 0814775810

How might we understand yellowface performances by African Americans in 1930s swing adaptations of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado, Paul Robeson's support of Asian and Asian American struggles, or the absorption of hip hop by Asian American youth culture?AfroAsian Encounters is the first anthology to look at the mutual influence of and relationships between members of the African and Asian diasporas in the Americas. While these two groups have often been thought of as occupying incommensurate, if not opposing, cultural and political positions, scholars from history, literature, media, and the visual arts here trace their interconnections and interactions, as well as how they have been set in opposition by white systems of racial domination. AfroAsian Encounters probes beyond popular culture to trace the historical lineage of these coalitions from the post-Civil War era through the present.From the history of Japanese jazz composers to the current popularity of black/Asian "buddy films" like Rush Hour, AfroAsian Encounters is a groundbreaking intervention into studies of race and ethnicity and a crucial look at the shifting meaning of race in America in the twenty-first century.

Alien Encounters

Alien Encounters
Author: Mimi Thi Nguyen
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2007-04-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780822339229

DIVA collection of essays that examine the production and consumption of Asian American popular culture, from musical expression to television cooking shows./div

Encounters

Encounters
Author: Roshni Rustomji-Kerns
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780847691456

People of Asian descent have lived for centuries in North and South America, where they have been actively involved in the creation of multicultural, multiethnic societies. This groundbreaking anthology explores their experiences among ethnic and cultural groups in a unique collection of works by and about Asian Americans. Utilizing a rich blend of analytical, autobiographical, biographical, and narrative essays, oral histories, fiction, photography, and artwork, the anthology focuses especially on the interactions of Asians with others outside the dominant culture. Contributors range from established scholars, writers and artists to little-known voices heard here for the first time. Scholars of Asian diasporas and all readers interested in Asia in the Americas will find this book an extraordinary resource. Contributions by: Kozy K. Amemiya, Himani Bannerji, Monica Cinco Basurto, Raissa Nina Burns, Jeff Chang, Jay Chaudhari, Kathryn Jeun Cho, Rienzi Crusz, Astrid Hadad, Laura Hall, Muriel H. Hasbun, Tomoyo Hiroishi, Velina Hasu Houston, Evelyn Hu-DeHart, Naheed Islam, Feroza Jussawalla, Nguyet Lam, Armando Siu Lau, Stephanie Li, R. Zamora Linmark, Sunaina Maira, Diane Monroe, Ofelia Murrieta, Luis Nishizawa, Dwight Okita, Gary Pak, Monica J. Rainwater, Aly Remtulla, Roshni Rustomji-Kerns, Ann Suni Shin, Jan Lo Shinebourne, Janet Shirley, Lok C. D. Siu, Rajini Srikanth, Leny Mendoza Strobel, Eileen Tabios, Ayumi Takenaka, Gabriela Kinuyo Torres, Kay Reiko Torres, Takeyuki Tsuda, Usha Welaratna, Bill Woo, Karen Tei Yamashita, and Thomas Sze Leong Yu.

German-East Asian Encounters and Entanglements

German-East Asian Encounters and Entanglements
Author: Joanne Miyang Cho
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2020-12-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 1000337502

This volume surveys transnational encounters and entanglements between Germany and East Asia since 1945, a period that has witnessed unprecedented global connections between the two regions. It examines their sociopolitical and cultural connections through a variety of media. Since 1945, cultural flow between Germany and East Asia has increasingly become bidirectional, spurred by East Asian economies’ unprecedented growth. In exploring their dynamic and evolving relations, this volume emphasizes how they have negotiated their differences and have frequently cooperated toward common goals in meeting the challenges of the contemporary world. Given their long-standing historical differences, their post-1945 relations reveal a surprisingly high degree of affinity in many areas. To show how they have deeply shaped each other’s views, this volume presents 12 chapters by scholars from the fields of history, sinology, sociology, literature, music, and film. Topics include cultural topics, such as German and Swiss writers on East Asia (Enzensberg, Muschg, and Kreitz), Japanese writer on Germany (Tezuka and Tawada), German commemorative culture in Korea, Beethoven in China, metal music in Germany and Japan, diary films on Japan (Wenders), as well as sociopolitical topics, such as Sino– East German diplomacy, Germans and Korean democracy, and Japanes and Korean communities in Germany.

Chinese Encounters

Chinese Encounters
Author: Inge Morath
Publisher: Penguin Group
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1981
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780140057812

African-Asian Encounters

African-Asian Encounters
Author: Arndt Graf
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Africa
ISBN: 9789462984288

This book explores the new interactions between Asia and Africa beyond the frequent narrow focus on China-Africa.

Encounters

Encounters
Author: Anna Jackson
Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2004-09
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Published to accompany an exhibition held at the V & A, 23 September - 5 December 2004.

East-West Encounters

East-West Encounters
Author: Sylvie Blum-Reid
Publisher: Wallflower Press
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2003
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9781903364673

This book examines Franco-Asian film and literary productions in the context of France's colonial history. Includes analysis of such key film texts as Indochine, Cyclo and The Lover.

Beyond Alterity

Beyond Alterity
Author: Qinna Shen
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2014-07-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1782383611

With the economic and political rise of East Asia in the second half of the twentieth century, many Western countries have re-evaluated their links to their Eastern counterparts. Thus, in recent years, Asian German Studies has emerged as a promising branch within interdisciplinary German Studies. This collection of essays examines German-language cultural production pertaining to modern China and Japan, and explicitly challenges orientalist notions by proposing a conception of East and West not as opposites, but as complementary elements of global culture, thereby urging a move beyond national paradigms in cultural studies. Essays focus on the mid-century German-Japanese alliance, Chinese-German Leftist collaborations, global capitalism, travel, identity, and cultural hybridity. The authors include historians and scholars of film and literature, and employ a wide array of approaches from postcolonial, globalization, media, and gender studies. The collection sheds new light on a complex and ambivalentset of international relationships, while also testifying to the potential of Asian German Studies.