... these externally imposed definitions of Native men with direct and visible resistance. They rejected passivity and replaced presumed submission with obvious assertion. decolonization feminization of Hawai‘i gender hula tourism colonialism manhood masculinity media stereotypes stereotypes of Hawaiian men...

... before and after World War I, as well as their spirit of cultural relativism, are evident in the films. On the other hand, the films highlight the contradictions and the enduring stereotypes that have long shadowed American perceptions of China. The films also illustrate the taboos that for decades...

...This chapter looks at how ethnographic research can challenge stereotypical views of Māori urbanization. In light of experiences with Māori in Auckland, Aotearoa, the chapter argues that perhaps the most important skill that a researcher can bring into the field is the ability to learn from...

... stereotypes. The chapter suggests that the gendered body in Makini’s poetry serves as a trope for the postcolonial Pacific Islands nation—specifically that of the Solomon Islands. It explains how Makini critiques the unquestioning adoption, not only of the Western trope of femininity, but also of all things...

... Yumiko) for their avant-garde literary challenges to dominant models of femininity. Focusing on four tropes persistently employed by these writers to protest oppressive gender stereotypes—the disciplinary masculine gaze, feminist misogyny, “odd bodies,” and female homoeroticism—the book brings...

... stereotypes of themselves and various non-Nikkei Bolivian groups within and outside Colonia Okinawa. Colonia Okinawa farm owners housing japoneses patrones Nichibo Kyōkai non Nikkei Bolivians Okinawan Bolivians patrones socioeconomics cattle ranchers citizenship embodiment Okinawan enclaves...

... to the late socialist period (1960–1990) when Mongolia’s political and cultural life was deeply intertwined with Russia’s. Through an in-depth analysis of media discourses, the book shows how stereotypes of the Chinese emerged through an internalization of Russian ideas of Asia, and how they can easily extend...

... employment New Caledonia Minnesota racial stereotypes African Americans sex work mixed-race Kanak miscegenation laws (U.S.) alcoholism child custody On 11 April 1946, the USS Rutland sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge and arrived in San Francisco. The ship carried “1538 veterans...

...This chapter examines what was described as the worst “ethnic rioting” in Malaysia in decades. In 2001, Malays and Indians clashed in an area known as Kampung Medan. Many analysts, academics, and politicians were quick to ascribe blame, drawing on the ethnic “myths” or stereotypes. Others invoked...

... in educational cultures led to the reassertion of stereotypes of Chineseness and Hawaiianness, which conspired to keep some participants “stuck” in the stages of “culture shock.” Nonnative students in the University of Hawaii classroom experienced the shock of exoticization as they were automatically included...

... structures and daily working situations in Japan through racialized stereotyping of others and themselves. Their various narratives on their structural positions within the Japanese labor market and the ways in which different groups of workers act and interact were reminiscent of Issei's and Nisei's...

.... Negative stereotypes about international marriages abound in American popular culture, such as James A. Michener’s 1954 novel Sayonara about an American airman and his Japanese fiancee. Yet many women interviewed in this study had successful marriages and fulfilling lives, demonstrating...

... of sexuality sexual deviance mother-son incest ethnic stereotypes Zuozhuan 左傳 Xiongnu 匈奴 In a brief but highly influential study, Sir Keith Thomas limned the significance of jokes and laughter for the study of cultural history: “to study the laughter of our ancestors, to go on reading until we can hear...

...This chapter examines the very mechanisms of Sinophobic discourse in Mongolia in order to elucidate how threats associated with China are so readily and willingly believed by the Mongols. In particular, it considers the various stereotypes and ethnic slurs that can shed light on the genealogy...

... define the other in terms of the self; sameness, not difference, holds sway. The chapter also looks at cinematic representations of the Chinese villain par excellence, Fu Manchu, in order to highlight the Chinese stereotypes prevalent in American films. Chaney Lon Madama Butterfly Mr Wu 1927 Nigh...

...This chapter examines the disappearance of earlier stereotypes about China in American films of the new millennium, even as fears of China persist in the American imagination. Through an analysis of two highly successful animated films set in China, Mulan (1998) and Kung Fu...

...This afterword discusses the persistence of Chinese stereotypes in American cinema. It argues that China has been transformed into a site of pure spectacle, replaced with a cuddly panda in Kung Fu Panda or a diminutive creature like the pint-size Mushu in Mulan...

... many Anglo-Americans still blithely repeat the long-standing racist stereotype that those of Japanese descent are inherently theatrical people prone to hide their true motives behind a screen of aesthetic display and disguise. Perry Commodore Matthew C Shakespeare William U S East Asia Squadron’s...