{"product_id":"asian-girlhood-in-the-shadows-of-us-empire-9781517919863","title":"Asian Girlhood in the Shadows of Us Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow the \"Asian girl\" is central to the story of US imperialism and the formation of Asian America\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRepresentations of the \"Asian girl\" as lucky objects of humanitarian rescue and rehabilitation have been used to advance America's imperial ambitions from World War II to the wars in Korean and Viet Nam. In this compelling work, Sharon N. Tran traces the production and instrumentalization of this figure through an examination of state documents, military newspapers, documentary photographs, and other archival materials. Theorizing \"Asian girlhood\" as a technology of imperial power, Tran exposes how the Asian girl is invoked as a shield that protects the innocence of US empire while she is excluded from innocence herself--relegated instead to a precarious position between child and adult, human and nonhuman, plaything and laborer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering fresh insight into how imperial power operates, Tran analyzes figures such as the Japanese American school-girl in the context of World War II incarceration, the elusive \"camptown girl,\" and the objectified image of the \"Napalm Girl.\" Her innovative feminist approach interrogates the tendency to reclaim innocence for the Asian girl or to reframe her as an empowered woman. She engages the work of writers and artists such as Kiku Hughes, Nora Okja Keller, Aimee Phan, and lê thi diem thúy to demonstrate how Asian American literature offers rich theoretical interventions for critiquing the child-adult dichotomy that underpins key structures of imperial domination, illuminating more capacious conceptions of girlhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRestoring the dignity and agency of a figure too often denied both, \u003ci\u003eAsian Girlhood in the Shadows of US Empire\u003c\/i\u003e is a groundbreaking intersectional contribution to studies of gender, race, childhood, and state power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRetail e-book files for this title are screen-reader friendly with images accompanied by short alt text and\/or extended descriptions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sharon N. Tran\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.53h x 5.57w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781517919863","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45606498631817,"sku":"9781517919863","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_2c4822d0-232e-4c49-9d43-dd82469860c9.jpg?v=1776752775","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/asian-girlhood-in-the-shadows-of-us-empire-9781517919863","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}