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An Excerpt from Inseparable: The Original Siamese Twins and Their Rendezvous with American History

open access: yesSouthern Spaces, 2018
In the following excerpt from Inseparable: The Original Siamese Twins and Their Rendezvous with American History (New York: Liveright, 2018), Yunte Huang investigates the history, implications, and contradictions of Chang and Eng Bunker's ownership of ...
Yunte Huang
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vinegar soup improved his womb : Food, Appetite, and the Redefining of Asian American Masculinity in Kingston\u27s China Men [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This paper examines the connection between food, appetite, and gender identity in Maxine Hong Kingston\u27s China Men. Specifically, I argue that Kingston\u27s use of food in China Men reconstructs traditional norms of masculinity.
Crawford, Danielle
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Improved Imputation of Common and Uncommon Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) with a New Reference Set [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Statistical imputation of genotype data is an important technique for analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS). We have built a reference dataset to improve imputation accuracy for studies of individuals of primarily European descent using ...
Amy Hutchinson   +23 more
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Migration, Displacement, and Movements in the Global Space: Ming-Yuen S. Ma’s Multi-Media Project Xin Lu: A Travelogue in Four Parts

open access: yesJournal of Transnational American Studies, 2012
In her recent work, Sau-ling Cynthia Wong draws critical attention to the implications of the formation of an Asian American “diaporic community” in cyberspace, where race still operates as an organizing principle of power relations.
Xiaojing Zhou
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[Review of] Ko-lin Chin. Chinese Subculture and Criminality: Non-Traditional Crime Groups in America [PDF]

open access: yes, 1992
This is probably the first monographic study to examine in-depth the present criminal subculture of New York Chinatown, focusing on the youth gangs that have plagued the community during the past thirty years. As such, it makes a valuable contribution to
Hu-DeHart, Evelyn
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Dismantling Bellicose Identities: Strategic Language Games in Theresa Hak Kyung Cha’s DICTEE

open access: yesJournal of Transnational American Studies, 2012
This essay argues that Cha’s DICTEE trains the reader in strategic language games in order to resist bellicose identities. It engages contemporary studies of multilingual literature in the United States, challenging overly optimistic visions of an ...
Hee-Jung Serenity Joo, Christina Lux
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Acting Out Against Gender Discrimination: The Effects of Different Social Identities [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
Self-categorization theory suggests that when a social identity is salient, group- oriented behavior will ensue. Thus, women should be likely to act out against gender discrimination when their social identity as women is salient.
Foster, Mindi D
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Introduction: Reflections on nancy abelmann's legacy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Nancy Abelmann passed away on January 6, 2016, at the age of fifty-six. She received her PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in 1990, after completing her dissertation under Nelson Graburn.
Kim, E, Song, J
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Khmer American Mothers' Knowledge about HPV and HBV Infection and Their Perceptions of Parenting: My English Speaking Daughter Knows More

open access: yesAsian Nursing Research, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore and describe Khmer mothers' understanding of HBV and HPV prevention as well as their perception of parenting on health and health education of their daughters in the US.
Haeok Lee, RN, PhD, FAAN   +6 more
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