Enfolding silence : the transformation of Japanese American religion and art under oppression /
Esaki, Brett J.,author.
"Japanese Americans developed complex silences in response to social and religious marginalization. Utilizing case studies and histories of Japanese American arts--gardening, origami, jazz, and monuments. Enfolding Silence employs interdisciplinary analysis to uncover 'non-binary silences' that are mixtures of silences from religion, art, and oppression"--Provided by publisher.
"Japanese Americans developed complex silences in response to social and religious marginalization. Utilizing case studies and histories of Japanese American arts--gardening, origami, jazz, and monuments. Enfolding Silence employs interdisciplinary analysis to uncover 'non-binary silences' that are mixtures of silences from religion, art, and oppression"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: "They're Just like White Kids" : Genealogy and Theory of Japanese American Non-Binary Silence -- Gardening, the Silence of Space, and the Humanity of Judgment -- Origami, the Silence of Self, and the Spirit of Vulnerability -- Jazz, the Silence of Time, and Modes of Justice -- Monuments, the Silence of Legacy, and Kodomo Tame Ni -- Epilogue: "Whiz Kids" : Racial Shamelessness, the Model Minority, and the Future of Silence -- Appendix: Background Information Sheet and Interview Questionnaire.
Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans
Arts, Japanese
Silence
Marginality, Social
Social change
Arts and society
Racism