Creating Masculinity In Los Angeles'S Little Manila

Working-Class Filipinos And Popular Culture, 1920s-1950s

by Linda (Associate Professor, California State University, Long Beach) Espana-Maram
language: english
Publisher: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS, April of 2006 ‧
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Analyzes the experiences of Filipino men in Los Angeles's Little Manila, from the 1920s to the end of World War II. This book discusses Filipino boxers' challenge to white America's assumptions about race; the meanings behind zoot suit fashions; and taxi dance halls, where Filipino men crossed racial boundaries by dancing with Anglo women.

Creating Masculinity In Los Angeles'S Little Manila

Working-Class Filipinos And Popular Culture, 1920s-1950s

by Linda (Associate Professor, California State University, Long Beach) Espana-Maram

Property Description
ISBN: 9780231115933
Publisher: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: April of 2006
Language: English
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 280
Format: Book
Collection: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives
Categories: Books in English > History > Story
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9780231115933