Troubling American Women
by Ford, Stacilee, Samba Gadjigo -- Moustapha Diop, Stacilee Ford
Drawing on memoirs, diaries, newspapers, film, and other texts Ford tells the stories of several American women and explores how, through dramatically changing times, they communicated their notions of national identity and gender.
American women have lived in Hong Kong, and in neighboring Macao, for nearly two centuries. Many were changed by their encounter with Chinese life and British colonialism. Their openness to new experiences set them apart, while their "pedagogical impulse" gave them a reputation …
This book analyzes the cultural production (narratives) of selected American, Chinese American, and "Americanized" Chinese women who lived in Hong Kong and Macao during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It focuses on the diverse ways women envisioned and communicated their…
