“Because it grapples with the difficult issues of race, ethnicity, and identity, this book is an important contribution to literature on the history and formation of the Asian American community.”—Gina Marchetti, author of Romance and the "Yellow Peril": Race, Sex, and Discursive Strategies in Hollywood Fiction “Identities, Peter X Feng reminds us in this perceptive work, elude capture. They are ... Read morealways in motion. Moreover, even as cinema in the U.S. defines the American subject, spectators ultimately determine their identities. Not content with a reading of text and context in Asian American cinema, although he offers that in great detail, Feng seeks out the creative imagination that rubs against cinematic conventions and inspires both the maker and spectator.”—Gary Y. Okihiro, author of THE COLUMBIA GUIDE to ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY Show Less