Overview
- Explores and celebrates the diversity of LGBT Asian and Pacific Islander populations
- Offers insight into how the daily lives of these individuals are different from those of other LGBT people
- Debunks various harmful misconceptions about the LGBT community as a whole
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Reviews
“This work and its two companion books on the Latinx and Black LGBT populations make important contributions that advance the fields of race, sexuality, social justice, and their intersections.” (Patricia Hill Collins, Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland, USA, and Charles Phelps Taft Emeritus Professor, University of Cincinnati, USA)
“Ground-breaking in its scope, this report on Asian Pacific Islander LGBT people shatters stereotypes and presents intriguing insights into the lives and challenges of a large and diverse set of communities that still remain invisible to the mainstream.” (Urvashi Vaid, Managing Director of The Vaid Group, a social innovation and strategy firm that works on global and domestic projects, thevaidgroup.com)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Antonio (Jay) Pastrana, Jr. is an Associate Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, USA
Angelique Harris is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Gender and Sexualities Studies at Marquette University, USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: An Examination of Asian and Pacific Islander LGBT Populations Across the United States
Book Subtitle: Intersections of Race and Sexuality
Authors: Juan Battle, Antonio (Jay) Pastrana, Jr., Angelique Harris
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-56519-8
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot New York
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-56518-1Published: 14 December 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-56519-8Published: 14 December 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 65
Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations
Topics: Gender Studies, Ethnology