The curse of the smile: Ambivalence and the ‘Asian’ woman in Australian multiculturalism

Feminist Review

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 36-49

  Ang, Len ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ambivalence; Asia; Australia; Cultural national identity; Multiculturalism; Orientalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 21344452253     PISSN: 01417789     EISSN: 14664380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/fr.1996.5     Document Type: Article

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