Geisha of a different kind
Subtitle: race and sexuality in gaysian America
By: C. Winter Han
Series: Intersections : transdisciplinary perspectives on genders and sexualities; Intersections (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: NYU Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9781479831951; 9781479855209
Subjects: Masculinity; Racism; Asian American gay men
Description: Argues that gay Asian American men, used to gender privilege within their own communities, must grapple with the idea that, as Asians, they have historically been feminized as a result of Western domination and colonization, and as a result, they are minorities within the gay community, which is itself marginalized within the overall American society. Han also shows that many Asian American gay men can turn their unusual position in the gay and Asian American communities into a positive identity. In their own conception of self, their Asian heritage and sexuality makes these men unique, special, and, in the case of Asian American drag queens, much more able to convey a convincing erotic femininity. Challenging stereotypes about beauty, nativity, and desirability, Han makes a major intervention in the study of race and sexuality in America. --From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-221) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : geisha of a different kind; title: Being an oriental, I could never be completely a man : gendering Asian men; title: Sexy like a girl and horny like a boy : contemporary gay western narratives about gay Asian men; title: It's like they don't see us at all : race and racism in gay America; title: Asian girls are prettier : how drag queens saved us; title: Finding home in gaysian America : constructing gay Asian male identities; title: Conclusion : who gets to be gay, who gets to be Asian?.