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Picturing Model Citizens: Civility in Asian American Visual Culture

Author/Editor: 
Phu, Thy.
Publication Year: 
2012

The heart of the model minority myth—a myth often associated with Asian Americans—is the concept of civility. In Picturing Model Citizens, Thy Phu exposes and investigates the complex links between civility and citizenship, arguing civility plays a crucial role in constructing Asian American citizenship.