Contents
Series Foreword, by Darrell Y. Hamamoto
Acknowledgments
Introduction
American Dream, Chinatown Branch
A “Manong” with Magical Hands
Finding Sacred Ground
Traditions: Old and New
“Rock On, Mr. President”
Conquering Frontiers and Barriers
Wong Is an American Name
The “Forgotten Holocaust”
Healing Wounds, or Opening Them?
The Price of Memories
Still Searching for Gold Mountain
Second-Class Citizenship
Downsize Your SUV
Se Habla English
A State of Mind
So That’s Why I Can’t Lose Weight
Yellow Chic
A Tumultuous World in Transition
“We Lost a Country”
Who’s a Bonehead Now?
Paradise Lost
Minnesota Chow Mein
Best Friend or Best Meal?
Violating the Crustacean Creed
Parenting, Chinese Style
The American Nightmare
“The Boat People Own Everything”
Learning from the Vincent Chin Case
Escaping Racism: No Way Out
The Golden State of Bigotry
Swastikas in the Sunset
Un-American Christians
I Am a Gook
Picking on the Most Vulnerable
New Global Capitalists
An Obnoxious Status Quest
The Rich Can Be Nice Too
Exploiting Our Own
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Calling for Magician Administrators
The Selfish Versus the Altruists
When Values Collide
The “Hottest” Dating Trend
Special Assets
Hiding Behind a Cultural Defense
The Hero of Asian Men
Just Who Is the Victim Here?
Playing Together
Plenty of Blame to Go Around
Middleman Myopia
Yellow Pride Versus Multiculturalism
Beyond Black and White
Right Man, Wrong Time
Race and Ideology: Bumping into Each Other
An Asian American “Mr. Fixit”
Riding a Yellow Wave
A Common Human Affliction
A Question of Loyalty
Trolling for the Big Fish
Scientific Scapegoat
“It Makes You Feel Special”
The Model Minority Criminal
Born to Kill
Boyish Appeal
Colorblind Casting
Forbidden in More Ways Than One
The Connie Chung Syndrome
Kowtowing to the Queen
Disposable Commodities
Mercenaries
The Politics of a Bond Film
Money Talks
The News Media: Only Getting Part of It
Everybody’s Child
Publication Credits
Index