Dispersal, or 'bussing', was introduced in England in the early-1960s after white parents expressed concerns that the sudden influx of non-Anglophone South Asian children was holding back their own children's education. It consisted of sending busloads of mostly Asian children t…
Dispersal, or 'bussing', was introduced in England in the early-1960s after white parents expressed concerns that the sudden influx of non-Anglophone South Asian children was holding back their own children's education. It consisted of sending busloads of mostly Asian children t…
"Yellow Future examines the emergence and popularity of techno-oriental representations in Hollywood cinema since the 1980s, focusing on the collective fantasy of East Asia as the future. Jane Chi Hyun Park demonstrates how this fantasy is sustained through imagery, iconography,…
Yellow peril!: an archive of anti-Asian fear
"The "yellow peril" is one of the most long-standing and pervasive racist ideas in Western culture--indeed, this book traces its history to the Enlightenment era. Yet while Fu Manchu evokes a fading historical memory, yellow peril ideology persists, animating, for example, campa…
World meets asian tourists
by Pearce, Philip L., Wu, Mao-Ying
fromBridging tourism theory and practice
"Offering a broad overview of the Asian American experience, the Second Edition of Asian Americans: Contemporary Trends and Issues provides an accessible resource for all students interested in this expanding and important ethnic population. Although the contributors examine Asi…
The author examines stereotypes of Asians in the United States including Coolies, the Yellow Peril, Model Minority, and Gook.
"As the enduring "last frontier," Alaska proves an indispensable context for examining the form and function of American colonialism, particularly in the shift from western continental expansion to global empire. In this richly theorized work, Juliana Hu Pegues evaluates four ke…
