A feeling of belonging : Asian American women's public culture, 1930-1960

A feeling of belonging : Asian American women's public culture, 1930-1960 / Shirley Jennifer Lim.

Author/creator	Lim, Shirley Jennifer, 1968-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : New York University Press, ©2006.
Description	ix, 241 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	Asian American women--Social life and customs --20th century. Asian Americans--Cultural assimilation --History --20th century. Young women--United States --Social life and customs --20th century. Single women--United States --Social life and customs --20th century. Leisure--United States --History --20th century. Popular culture--United States --History --20th century. United States--Social life and customs --1918-1945. United States--Social life and customs --1945-1970.

Series	American history and culture American history and culture (New York University Press) ^A472523
Contents	"A feeling of belonging" : Chi Alpha Delta, 1928-1941 -- "I protest" : Anna May Wong and the performance of modernity -- Shortcut to glamour : popular culture in a consumer society -- Contested beauty : Asian American beauty culture during the Cold War -- Riding the crest of an Oriental wave : foreign-born Asian "beauty".
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-230) and index.
LCCN	2005020727
ISBN	0814751938 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0814751946 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780814751930
ISBN	9780814751947

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E184.A75 L56 2006	✔ Available	Place Hold