Racist Love
Asian/America and the Cultural Politics of Intimacy
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Racist Love examines the intertwining of racism and desire in the creation of modern Asian/America.
The book investigates the legal, cultural, and historical conditions that have made intimacies between Asians and non-Asians taboo across a range of arenas.
The work delves into how love, far from being an innocent emotion, is fraught with power dynamics and historical baggage that can reinforce racial hierarchies.
It offers new frameworks for understanding how race operates in the intimate sphere and challenges conventional notions of love and relationships.
The book investigates the legal, cultural, and historical conditions that have made intimacies between Asians and non-Asians taboo across a range of arenas.
The work delves into how love, far from being an innocent emotion, is fraught with power dynamics and historical baggage that can reinforce racial hierarchies.
It offers new frameworks for understanding how race operates in the intimate sphere and challenges conventional notions of love and relationships.
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LiLi Johnson, "Technologies of Kinship: Asian American Racialization and the Making of Family" (NYU Press, 2025)
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LiLi Johnson
LiLi Johnson, "Technologies of Kinship: Asian American Racialization and the Making of Family" (NYU Press, 2025)
