Anti-Asian Racism: Myths, Stereotypes, and Catholic Social Teaching

Author: Joseph Cheah
9781626984790Orbis Books01/12/2022
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This is the most comprehensive analysis to date of anti-Asian racism, told from a Catholic perspective. Cheah includes relevant Catholic Social Teaching documents, comparing and contrasting the Asian experience with anti-Black racism. The heart of the book is structured around three major stereotypes: perpetual foreigner, Yellow Peril, and the myth of the model minority. These are examined from the perspectives of history, Asian American Studies, Asian American marginal theology, biblical studies, and CST.

Joseph Cheah is professor of religious studies and theology at the University of St. Joseph. His previous books include Race and Religion in American Buddhism  and Theological Reflections on “Gangnam Style”: A Racial, Sexual, and Cultural Critique, with Grace Ji-Sun Kim.