The Changs Next Door to the Dazes: Remapping Race in Suburban California
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Changs Next Door to the Dazes: Remapping Race in Suburban California
By (Author) Wendy Cheng
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
3rd February 2014
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Local history
Social and cultural anthropology
Human geography
305.800979494
Physical Properties
Paperback
304
Width 140mm, Height 216mm, Spine 38mm
Description
Examining the San Gabriel Valley, Wendy Cheng unpacks questions of how identityespecially racial identityis shaped by place. Informed by nearly seventy interviews, Cheng argues that people's daily experiences deeply influence their racial consciousness, providing a model for considering the spatial dimensions of racial formation and the significant demographic shifts taking place across the national landscape.
Reviews
"What sets The Changs Next Door to the Dazes apart is Wendy Chengs attention to the ways in which the demographic shifts over the last 40 years have made their way into the everyday lives of West San Gabriel Valley residents. Cheng has made a compelling case for the placeness of this part of the San Gabriel Valley."James Kyung-Jin Lee, University of California, Irvine
Unpacks the innovative ways racial identity is shaped by place inthe San Gabriel Valley... Delivers an in-depth portrait of race and place in the SGV. KCET - LA Letters
Author Bio
Wendy Cheng is assistant professor of Asian Pacific American studies and justice and social inquiry in the School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University. She is coauthor of A Peoples Guide to Los Angeles.
