Lim, Shirley Jennifer, 1968-

A feeling of belonging Asian American women's public culture, 1930-1960 / [electronic resource] : Shirley Jennifer Lim. - New York : New York University Press, c2005. - ix, 241 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - American history and culture . - American history and culture. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-230) and index.

A feeling of belonging : Chi Alpha Delta, 1928-1941 -- I protest : Anna May Wong and the performance of modernity -- Short-cut to glamour : popular culture in a consumer society -- Contested beauty : Asian American beauty culture during the Cold War -- Riding the crest of an Oriental wave : foreign-born Asian "beauty".


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Asian American women--Social life and customs--20th century.
Asian Americans--Cultural assimilation--History--20th century.
Young women--Social life and customs--United States--20th century.
Single women--Social life and customs--United States--20th century.
Leisure--History--United States--20th century.
Popular culture--History--United States--20th century.


United States--Social life and customs--1918-1945.
United States--Social life and customs--1945-1970.


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E184.A75 / L56 2005eb

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