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"In fiction and nonfiction, Asian Americans and Jewish Americans grapple with their ""model minority"" status and the contested nature of citizenship."

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Author:   Cathy Schlund-Vials
Publisher:   Temple University Press,U.S.
Imprint:   Temple University Press,U.S.
Edition:   American Literatures Initiative
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781439903186

ISBN 10:   1439903182
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   23 April 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Acknowledgements Preface Introduction 1. ""WHO MAY BE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES"": CITIZENSHIP MODELS IN EDITH MAUDE EATON AND ABRAHAM CAHAN 2. INTERRUPTED ALLEGIANCES: INDIVISIBILITY AND TRANSNATIONAL PLEDGES 3. UTOPIAN AND DYSTOPIAN CITIZENSHIPS: VISIONS AND REVISIONS OF THE 'PROMISED LAND' 4. READING AND WRITING AMERICA: BHARATI MUKHERJEE'S JASMINE AND EVA HOFFMAN'S LOST IN TRANSLATION 5. DEMARCATING THE NATION: NATURALIZING COLD WAR LEGACIES AND WAR ON TERROR POLICIES Epilogue Endnotes"

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The work's success lies in Schlund-Vials's comparative study of analogous yet divergent texts of Jewish and Asian American literatures regarding 'model minorities,' migration, relocation, and citizenship, thoughtfully interpreted in terms of law, public sentiment, and immigrant attitudes of belonging and alienation... Summing Up: Recommended CHOICE

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Cathy Schlund-Vials is Assistant Professor of English and Asian American Studies at the University of Connecticut-Storrs.

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