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What were the twin tasks of Asian American studies with regard to culture?
To critique the changing cultural formation of empire and to recover critical agency for Asian American cultural production
What does the essay argue about the critical approach to culture in Asian American studies?
It depends on recognizing the connection between local cultures and the global historical terrain
According to Karl Marx, what caution should be acknowledged in relation to the conditions of material life?
Men make their own history but they do not make it as just as they please
What does the text suggest about the connection between local cultures and global historical terrain?
Local cultures are produced on the global historical terrain
What was the purpose of the Asian American studies movement?
To answer questions long suppressed, suspended, or foreclosed in a national imaginary shaped by race and empire
Test your knowledge of Asian American studies and the role it plays in critiquing cultural formations and empowering Asian Americans. Explore the history, politics, and social movements that have shaped this field of study.
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