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

Author/creator Lim, Shirley Jennifer, 1968-
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press,
Descriptionix, 241 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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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
Contents A feeling of belonging : Chi Alpha Delta, 1928-1941 -- I protest : Anna May Wong and the performance of modernity -- Short-cut 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 191-230) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2005020727
ISBN9780814751930 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0814751938 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780814751947 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0814751946 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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