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Rise, a pop history of Asian America from the nineties to now, Jeff Yang, Phil Yu, Philip Wang ; illustrated by Julia Kuo

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Rise

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Jeff Yang, Phil Yu, Philip Wang ; illustrated by Julia Kuo

a pop history of Asian America from the nineties to now

"RISE is a love letter to and for Asian Americans--a vivid scrapbook of voices, emotions, and memories from an era in which our culture was forged and transformed, and a way to preserve both the headlines and the intimate conversations that have shaped our community into who we are today. When the Hart-Celler Act passed in 1965, opening up US immigration to non-Europeans, it ushered in a whole new era. But even to the first generation of Asian Americans born in the US after that milestone, it would have been impossible to imagine that sushi and boba would one day be beloved by all, that a Korean boy band named BTS would be the biggest musical act in the world, that one of the most acclaimed and popular movies of 2018 would be Crazy Rich Asians, or that we would have an Asian American Vice President. And that's not even mentioning the creators, performers, entrepreneurs, execs and influencers who've been making all this happen, behind the scenes and on the screen; or the activists and representatives continuing to fight for equity, building coalitions and defiantly holding space for our voices and concerns. And still: Asian America is just getting started. The timing could not be better for this intimate, eye-opening, and frequently hilarious guided tour through the pop-cultural touchstones and sociopolitical shifts of the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and beyond. Jeff Yang, Phil Yu, and Philip Wang chronicle how we've arrived at today's unprecedented diversity of Asian American cultural representation through engaging, interactive infographics (including a step-by-step guide to a night out in K-Town, an atlas that unearths historic Asian American landmarks, a handy 'Appreciation or Appropriation?' flowchart, and visual celebrations of both our 'founding fathers and mothers' and the nostalgia-inducing personalities of each decade), plus illustrations and graphic essays from major AAPI artists, exclusive roundtables with Asian American cultural icons, and more, anchored by extended insider narratives of each decade by the three co-authors. Rise is an informative, lively, and inclusive celebration of both shared experiences and singular moments, and all the different ways in which we have chosen to come together." --, Provided by publisher

Introduction -- Before. Before: an essay / Jeff Yang ; Who's Asian American? ; When inclusion can turn into erasure ; The Asian American syllabus: 1980s and before ; Undercover Asians: 1980s and before ; Original synth: the anthems of young Asian America ; Twelve court cases that shaped Asian America ; The propaganda family tree ; Why Vincent Chin still matters ; How to yellowface ; Yellowface: in the beginning ; Miss Saigon, but not forgotten ; Miss Saigon family tree ; The Asian American playlist: 1980s and before ; Where the heart is: Asian ethnic enclaves ; Asian American atlas ; Founding fathers and mothers: 1980s and before ; Stuff Asians like --1990s. The 1990s: an essay / Jeff Yang ; Asian Americans on campus ; The Asian American syllabus: 1990s ; Sa-I-Gu 1992: remembering the Los Angeles riots ; The long dark shadow of "Me love you long time" ; Asian American food glow up ; Asian Americans dot com ; How to "AZN" ; Asian Avenue, annotated ; The style list: 1990s ; Generasian gap: 1990s ; Speed racers ; The Asian American playlist: the 1990s ; Setting sail on the Love Boat ; Spaces: Asian home ; Boba triumphant ; The Joy Luck Club remembered ; How the golden age of Hong Kong cinema gave us hope ; Bollywood saved us ; Awesome Asian bad guys ; Reflections on Mulan ; After Connie ; When Asian American Indie features suddenly mattered ; It all began with Margaret Cho ; What's funny?: 1990s ; The Asian American yearbook: the 1990s ; Spaces: Asian grocery store ; Founding fathers and mothers: 1990s ; Anime of the people ; Yellowface in the 1990s ; DISGRASIAN: 1990s ; Undercover Asians: 1990s ; RISE: a poem --2000s. The 2000s: an essay / Phil Yu ; Suburbasia ; "Dis-spelled" ; Spaces: the boba shop ; The Asian American syllabus: 2000s ; 9/11: remembering a tragedy and the dark days that followed ; Spin doctors: how Filipino American DJs turned the tables on hip-hop ; Stepping into the cypher: Asian American rappers ; MC Jin's greatest spits ; The trials of Dr. Wen Ho Lee ; Tomorrow never dies ; Animasians: the cartoon characters that shaped our kidhood ; Harold and Kumar ; Spaces: the Asian American film festival ; Elevated or appropriated? ; "Asian night": the Asian party scene ; The style list: 2000s ; Generasian gap: 2000s ; The Asian American reality TV hall of fame ; William Hung does not need your sympathy ; The Asian American playlist: 2000s ; Bhangra is the beat ; The dance crew revolution ; Tops of the tube: pioneers of Asian American YouTube ; The musicians: a YouTube playlist ; Founding fathers and mothers: 2000s ; The do-over ; Spaces: finding our religion ; What's funny: 2000s ; The wonderful world of white saviors ; Yellowface in the 2000s ; The Asian American yearbook: the 2000s ; DISGRASIAN: 2000s ; Undercover Asians: 2000s --2010s. The 2010s: an essay / Philip Wang ; The Asian American playlist: the 2010s ; Hashtag # ASIANAMERICA ; Remembering Linsanity ; The Asian American syllabus: 2010s ; Tops of the tube: Asian American YouTube crosses over ; The seven stages of PSY ; Clawing back at tiger mom ; This isn't even my final form: the evolution of Asian memes ; Appreciation of appropriation? ; Hallyu like me now ; Generasian gap: 2010s ; The style list: 2010s ; Asians all the rave ; Spaces: a night in Koreatown ; LOVE, Asian American style ; What's funny?: 2010s ; The FAQ about Apu ; #StarringJohnCho ; Fresh Off the Boat: a retrospective ; Three kings ; The road to Crazy Rich Asians ; Spaces: university culture fest ; Founding fathers and mothers: 2010s ; Asian celebrity chefs ; The Asian American yearbook: the 2010s ; Gaming while Asian ; Coming out in public ; DISGRASIAN: 2010s ; Undercover Asians: 2010s ; Yellowface in the 2010s ; It's a bird... it's a plane... it's Asian superheroes --Beyond. Beyond: an essay / Jeff Yang, Phil Yu, and Philip Wang ; Black and Asian: a conversation ; After "Asian August": a conversation ; Spaces: life during COVID ; The essential Awkwafina 12-pack ; Tomorrow, the world: talking with the founders of subtle Asian traits ; BTS: inside the American ARMY ; She, Rose: an interview with Kelly Marie Tran ; The math of Andrew Yang ; A sign of things to come ; It's an honor just to be Sandra : an interview with Sandra Oh ; The first action hero -- Afterword

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Pop history of Asian America from the nineties to now