Undercover Asian(English, Electronic book text, Nishime Leilani)

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Undercover Asian(English, Electronic book text, Nishime Leilani) is written by Nishime Leilani and published by University of Illinois Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0252095340 (ISBN 10) and 9780252095344 (ISBN 13).

In this first book-length study of media images of multiracial Asian Americans, Leilani Nishime traces the codes that alternatively enable and prevent audiences from recognizing the multiracial status of Asian Americans. Nishime's perceptive readings of popular media--movies, television shows, magazine articles, and artwork--indicate how and why the viewing public often fails to identify multiracial Asian Americans. Using actor Keanu Reeves and the Matrix trilogy, golfer Tiger Woods as examples, Nishime suggests that this failure is tied to gender, sexuality, and post-racial politics. Also considering alternative images such as reality TV star Kimora Lee Simmons, the television show Battlestar Galactica, and the artwork of Kip Fulbeck, this incisive study offers nuanced interpretations that open the door to a new and productive understanding of race in America.