Visions of whiteness in selected works of Asian American literature This study focuses on the construct of whiteness in Asian American literature with an emphasis on social power structures and identity politics. Works covered include Maxine Hong Kingstons The Woman Warrior (1976) and China Men (1980) Leonard Changs The Fruit N Food (1996) Joy Kogawas Obasan (1981) and Maxine Hong Kingstons The Fifth Book of Peace (2003).