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Activist Anthropology: An Ethnography Of Asian American Student Activism At Oberlin College, Ashley R. Suarez
Activist Anthropology: An Ethnography Of Asian American Student Activism At Oberlin College, Ashley R. Suarez
Honors Papers
This thesis examines the issues that have become enmeshed in the body politic of the current generation of Asian/Pacific American student activists at Oberlin College. It discusses students' personal trials as they confront academic burnout, institutional amnesia, and a continued lack of support for A/PA studies, through a case study of activism in motion. Other aspects of this research include the role of identity in pan-ethnic Asian American community organizing, the power dynamics of identity and the strategic deployment of identity as a political tool (Lowe 1991, Espiritu 1992). In addition, the project highlights emerging concerns in the community and …