Download or read book Chinese American Masculinities written by Jachinson Chan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-04-03 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is one of the first scholarly analyses of the current social constructions of Chinese American masculinities. Arguing that many of these notions are limited to stereotypes, Chan goes beyond this to present a more complex understanding of the topic. Incorporating historical references, literary analysis and sociological models to describe the construct a variety of masculine identities, Chan also examines popular novels (Fu Manchu and Charlie Chan), films (Bruce Lee), comic books (Master of Kung Fu), and literature (M. Butterfly).