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Moving beyond issues of representation of Asians in mainstream media, Lopez leads us through a fascinating debate, focusing on how Asian American audiences participate as cultural citizens and active consumers of mainstream and minority media. Provocative and persuasive, this book provides a nuanced understanding of the strengths and limitations of these forms of advocacy. -Peter X Feng,author of Identities in Motion: Asian American Film and Video Original and provocative, this book is a revelation, making a sorely needed intervention in the fields of media studies, social movement studies, ethnic studies, and American studies. Well written and deftly researched, Asian American Media Activism pushes our understanding of how ethnic groups are fighting for improved representation and enacting cultural citizenship on a daily basis within the realm of mediated popular culture. -Mary Beltran,author of Latina/o Stars in U.S. Eyes and co-editor of Mixed Race Hollywood

It is easy to be excited by Asian American Media Activism. For junior scholars coming of age around social media and for established scholars who have witnessed the scope of this cultural shift, Lori Kido Lopez's book delivers a refreshing, insightful, and necessary investigation into the evolving state of Asian American activism and cultural belonging in our contemporary media landscape. -- Journal of Asian American Studies This is an absolutely remarkable book. It is meticulously researched and very carefully argued. * Choice Connect *

Original and provocative, this book is a revelation, making a sorely needed intervention in the fields of media studies, social movement studies, ethnic studies, and American studies. Well written and deftly researched, Asian American Media Activism pushes our understanding of how ethnic groups are fighting for improved representation and enacting cultural citizenship on a daily basis within the realm of mediated popular culture. -Mary Beltran,author of Latina/o Stars in U.S. Eyes and co-editor of Mixed Race Hollywood Moving beyond issues of representation of Asians in mainstream media, Lopez leads us through a fascinating debate, focusing on how Asian American audiences participate as cultural citizens and active consumers of mainstream and minority media. Provocative and persuasive, this book provides a nuanced understanding of the strengths and limitations of these forms of advocacy. -Peter X Feng,author of Identities in Motion: Asian American Film and Video This is an absolutely remarkable book. It is meticulously researched and very carefully argued. -Choice Connect

"""This is an absolutely remarkable book. It is meticulously researched and very carefully argued."" * Choice Connect * ""It is easy to be excited by Asian American Media Activism. For junior scholars coming of age around social media and for established scholars who have witnessed the scope of this cultural shift, Lori Kido Lopez’s book delivers a refreshing, insightful, and necessary investigation into the evolving state of Asian American activism and cultural belonging in our contemporary media landscape."" -- Journal of Asian American Studies"

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Lori Kido Lopez is Associate Professor of Media and Cultural Studies in the Communication Arts Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the author of Asian American Media Activism.

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