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Summary
Showcases the growing politicization of Asian American women and their emerging feminist movement. These prominent writers, artists, and activists draw on a wealth of personal experience and political analysis to address issues of immigration, work, health, domestic violence, sexuality, and
Table of Contents
| Preface: Trailblazing in a White World: A Brief History of Asian/Pacific American Women | p. V |
| Foreword: Breathing Fire. Confronting Power and Other Necessary Acts of Resistance | p. IX |
| Introduction Slaying the Dragon Lady: Toward an Asian American Feminism | p. XII |
| Strategies and Visions | p. 1 |
| Critical Visions: The Representation and Resistance of Asian Women | p. 27 |
| A Slippery Path: Organizing Resistance to Violence Against Women | p. 44 |
| Redefining the Home: How Community Elites Silence Feminist Activism | p. 56 |
| On Asian America, Feminism, and Agenda-Making: A Roundtable Discussion | p. 57 |
| an Agenda for Change | p. 71 |
| Asian Women's Health: Organizing a Movement | p. 87 |
| Expanding Environmental Justice: Asian American Feminists Contribution | p. 98 |
| Empowering Women: Sneha's Multifaceted Activism | p. 107 |
| Building Shelter: Asian Women and Domestic Violence | p. 108 |
| Global Perspectives | p. 119 |
| Breaking the Cycle: Women Workers Confront Corporate Greed Globdllg | p. 131 |
| The Global Trade in Filipina Workers | p. 132 |
| Lost in Translation: Western Feminism and Asian Women | p. 165 |
| Awakening to Power | p. 167 |
| Revolution's from the Heart: The Making of an Asian American Woman Activist. Yuri Kochiyama | p. 178 |
| Bringing Up Baby: Raising a "Third World" Daughter in the "First World" | p. 195 |
| Searching for the Ox: The Spiritual Journey of an Asian American Feminist Activist | p. 215 |
| Yellowdykecore: Queer, Punk 'N' Asian: A Roundtable Discussion | p. 232 |
| About the Contributors | p. 233 |
| Index | p. 237 |
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