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Creating Masculinity in Los Angeles's Little Manila

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

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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.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780231115933
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 280
  • Udgivet:
  • 25. april 2006
  • Størrelse:
  • 152x229x15 mm.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 7. december 2024

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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.

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