num_pages: 160
description: This groundbreaking volume is among the first to explore the Asian-American experience from a gendered perspective. Yen Le Espiritu documents how the historical and contemporary oppression of Asian-Americans has structured gender relationships among them, and has contributed to the creation of social institutions and systems of meaning.
language: English
title: Asian American Women and Men: Labor, Laws and Love
titlecomplete: Asian American Women and Men: Labor, Laws and Love (Gender Lens Series, Vol. 1)
genres: Historical, Gender, Politics, Academic, Nonfiction, School, Asian Literature, Race
ratings_count: 54
publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc