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Negotiating New Asian American Masculinities: Attitudes and Gender Expectations
Journal of Men's Studies (1999)
  • Peter Chua, San Jose State University
  • Diane Fujino, University of California - Santa Barbara
Abstract

The article examines how Asian-American men construct their own masculinities. Changes in Asian-American heterosexual masculinity are of great interest within the Asia-American communities and to the general public. Historically this racialized masculinity was both hypermasculanized and desexualized as a way to limit economic and racial opportunities in the U.S. While these dichotomous ideas about Asian-American masculinities are still pervasive new articulations of what it means to be male, straight, and Asian American are affecting different Asian-American communities and interpersonal relationships at home and in workplaces. Issues of Asian- American masculinities are brought up in relation to interracial dating and marriage, expectations about supporting the family and community, sexual violence within the home and sexual harassment in public spaces, racial violence stemming from economic scapegoating and white supremacist ideology, mass media portrayals of Asian-American men, and complexities about ethnic identity and politics.

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Publication Date
1999
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 1999 Men's Studies Press.
Citation Information
Peter Chua and Diane Fujino. "Negotiating New Asian American Masculinities: Attitudes and Gender Expectations" Journal of Men's Studies Vol. 7 Iss. 3 (1999)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/peter_chua/6/