American Tropics: Articulating Filipino America

(Part of the Critical American Studies Series)

by Allan Punzalan Isaac

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In 1997, when the New York Times described Filipino American serial killer Andrew Cunanan as appearing "to be everywhere and nowhere," Allan Punzalan Isaac recognized confusion about the Filipino presence in the United States, symptomatic of American imperialism's invisibility to itself. In American Tropics, Isaac explores American fantasies about the Philippines and other "unincorporated" parts of the U.S. nation that obscure the contradictions of...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0816642745

ISBN13:9780816642748

Release Date:October 2006

Publisher:University of Minnesota Press

Length:256 Pages

Weight:0.73 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.8" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

20th Century Asia Discrimination & Racism Education & Reference Ethnic Studies History Philippines Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Race Relations

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