Review of 'Constellating Home: Trans and Queer Asian American Rhetorics' by V. Jo Hsu (The Ohio State University Press)

Autor: Stacey Park
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Lateral, Vol 12, Iss 2 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2469-4053
DOI: 10.25158/L12.2.13
Popis: "Constellating Home: Trans and Queer Asian American Rhetorics" by V. Jo Hsu examines how queer and trans Asian American (QTAPI) individuals have reshaped the narratives around their belonging in the United States or elsewhere. Hsu recognizes the ways pervasive narratives like the model minority myth have imbued the meaning of Asian American belonging with capitalist, heteronormative, ableist, racist, and patriarchal notions. Exploring oral histories, visual representations, essays, and numerous other forms of rhetoric, Hsu engages in “diasporic listening,” a method that unpacks how QTAPI individuals have wrestled with these pervasive narratives and found ways of redefining their belonging. By focusing on the stories of trans, nonbinary, disabled, and other minoritized groups within the Asian American diaspora, Hsu shows how these diverse and individual stories contribute more robust meaning around being and belonging as an Asian American.
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