Beyond yellow English

the long version

This book examines issues of language, identity, and culture among the rapidly growing Asian Pacific American (APA) population. The distinguished contributors—who represent a broad range of perspectives from anthropology, sociolinguistics, English, and education—focus on the analysis of spoken interaction and explore multiple facets of the APA experience Authors cover topics such as media representations of APAs; codeswitching and language crossing; and narratives of ethnic identity. The collection examines the experiences of Asian Pacific Americans of different ethnicities, generations, ages, and geographic locations across home, school, community, and performance sites. Features * Includes wide range of ethnic groups, geographic locations, etc. * Although there are several edited collections that examine the Asian American experience or Asian American youth from a cultural studies perspective, this is the first to look at the linguistic aspects