Beyond Yellow English: Toward a Linguistic Anthropology of Asian Pacific America

Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics

by Angela Reyes (Editor), Adrienne Lo (Editor)

Beyond Yellow English is the first edited volume to examine 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.

Genres: Nonfiction

424 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2008