Q&A: Voices from Queer Asian North America (Asian American History & Cultu)

About this book

First published in 1998 Q & A: Queer in Asian America edited by David L. Eng and Alice Y. Hom became a canonical work in Asian American studies and queer studies. This new edition of Q & A is neither a sequel nor an update but an entirely new work borne out of the progressive political and cultural advances of the queer experiences of Asian North American communities. The artists activists community organizers creative writers poets scholars and visual artists that contribute to this exciting new volume make visible the complicated intertwining of sexuality with race class gender and ethnicity. Sections address activism radicalism and social justice; transformations in the meaning of Asian-ness and queerness in various mass media issues of queerness in relation to settler colonialism and diaspora; and issues of bodies health disability gender transitions death healing and resilience. The visual art autobiographical writings poetry scholarly essays meditations and analyses of histories and popular culture in the new Q & Agesture to enduring everyday racial-gender-sexual experiences of mis-recognition micro-aggressions loss and trauma when racialized Asian bodies are questioned pathologized marginalized or violated. This anthology seeks to expand the idea of Asian and American in LGBTQ studies. Contributors: Marsha Aizumi Kimberly Alidio Paul Michael (Mike) Leonardo Atienza Long T. Bui John Paul (JP) Catungal Ching-In Chen Jih-Fei Cheng Kim Compoc Sony Corez Bolton DLo Patti Duncan Chris A. Eng May Farrales Joyce Gabiola C. Winter Han Douglas S. Ishii traci kato-kiriyama Jennifer Lynn Kelly Mimi Khc Anthony Yooshin Kim Vit L Danni Lin Glenn D. Magpantay Leslie Mah Casey Mecija Maiana Minahal Sung Won Park Thea Quiray Tagle Emily Raymundo Vanita Reddy Eric Estuar Reyes Margaret Rhee Thomas Xavier Sarmiento Pahole Sookkasikon Amy Sueyoshi Karen Tongson Kim Tran Kay Ulanday Barrett Reid Uratani Eric C. Wat Sasha Wijeyeratne Syd Yang Xine Yao and the editors