Race Characters Ethnic Literature and the Figure of the American Dream

Race Characters Ethnic Literature and the Figure of the American Dream

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A vexed figure inhabits U.S. literature and culture: the visibly racialized immigrant who disavows minority identity and embraces the American dream. Such figures are potent and controversial, for they promise to expiate racial violence and perpetuate an exceptionalist ideal of America. Swati Rana g...

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Main Author: Rana, Swati (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: University of North Carolina Press 2020
Subjects:
Literature: history & criticism
Ethnic studies
Migration, immigration & emigration
Language & Literature
American Studies
Sociology
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