Asianfail : Narratives of Disenchantment and the Model Minority
by
Eleanor Ty
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Asian American Experience
ISBN-10
0252082354
ISBN-13
9780252082351
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Imprint
University of Illinois Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 21st, 2017
Print length
172 Pages
Weight
227 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 x 1.30 cms
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Eleanor Ty's bold exploration of literature, plays, and film reveals how young Asian Americans and Asian Canadians have struggled with the ethos of self-sacrifice preached by their parents. This new generation's narratives focus on protagonists disenchanted with their daily lives. Many are depressed. Some are haunted by childhood memories of war, trauma, and refugee camps. Rejecting an obsession with professional status and money, they seek fulfillment by prioritizing relationships, personal growth, and cultural success. As Ty shows, these storytellers have done more than reject a narrowly defined road to happiness. They have rejected neoliberal capitalism itself. In so doing, they demand that the rest of us reconsider our outmoded ideas about the so-called model minority.
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