In "Racial Feelings, "Jeffrey Santa Ana examines how Asian American narratives communicate and critiqueto varying degreesthe emotions that power the perception of Asians as racially different.
Santa Ana explores various forms of Asian American cultural production, ranging from literature and graphic narratives to film and advertising, to illuminate the connections between global economic relations and the emotions that shape aspirations for the good life. He illustrates his argument with examples including the destitute Filipino immigrant William Paulinha, in Han Ong s "Fixer Chao, "who...

In "Racial Feelings, "Jeffrey Santa Ana examines how Asian American narratives communicate and critiqueto varying degreesthe emotions that power the perception of Asians as racially different.
Santa Ana explores various forms of Asian American cultural production, ranging from literature and graphic narratives to film and advertising, to illuminate the connections between global economic relations and the emotions that shape aspirations for the good life. He illustrates his argument with examples including the destitute Filipino immigrant William Paulinha, in Han Ong s "Fixer Chao, "who...