Asian Americans and the Media: Media and Minorities

ISBN: 978-0-7456-4274-1

Paperback

216 pages

December 2008, Polity

Other Available Formats: Hardcover

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First book to provide an overview of the complex relationship between Asian Americans and the media.
Synthesizes a wealth of scholarship in this emergent field and also contributes its own original perspective whilst remaining pedagogically focused.
Covers both historical and contemporary media representations of Asian Americans and shows how stereotypes emerged and have transformed over time.
Also looks for the first time in depth at the involvement of Asian Americans in the media industries and how alternative and independent media counteract traditional stereotypes.
Designed for use in the classroom, with a glossary and highly accessible style.
a volume in the Polity Media and Minorities Series