Emma Gee
Emma Gee | |
|---|---|
| File:Emma Gee, 1980.jpg Gee in 1980 | |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation | writer |
| Known for | Co-originator of the term Asian American |
Emma Gee was an American activist and writer, who coined the term "Asian American" with Yuji Ichioka.
Biography
In 1968, Chinese American Gee and her Japanese American partner and future husband Yuji Ichioka, both graduate students at University of California, Berkeley, founded the Asian American Political Alliance and coined the term "Asian American."[1][2][3][4][5] She was instrumental in bringing together writings from Asians in America, most notably in the work Counterpoint (1978).[6] Gee taught some of the earliest classes in Asian American studies at Berkeley and University of California, Los Angeles.[7] In 2004, UCLA's Asian American Studies Center created the "Yuji Ichioka and Emma Gee Endowment for Social Justice and Immigration Studies" in honor of Ichioka and Gee's work.[4] Emma Gee passed away on April 15, 2023.[8]
Works
- Gee, Emma, ed. (1978). Counterpoint: Perspectives on Asian America. Los Angeles, CA: Asian American Studies Center.
- Gee, Emma, ed. (1971). Asian Women. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
References
- ↑ Kaur, Harmeet. "The term 'Asian American' has a radical history". CNN. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ↑ White, Alexis (6 June 2022). "Clarified: Understanding Asian American identity". WDSU. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ↑ Wallace, Nina (2017-05-08). "Yellow Power: The Origins of Asian America". Densho: Japanese American Incarceration and Japanese Internment. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cheng, Cheryl (15 March 2021). "The Asian American Studies Center's Enduring Legacy". UCLA. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ↑ Kambhampaty, Anna (22 May 2020). "In 1968, These Activists Coined the Term 'Asian American'—And Helped Shape Decades of Advocacy". Time. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ↑ Choy, P. P. (1 December 1977). "Review: Counterpoint: Perspectives on Asian America, by Emma Gee". California History. 56 (4): 370–371. doi:10.2307/25139130. JSTOR 25139130.
- ↑ Fujino, Diane Carol (2012). Samurai Among Panthers: Richard Aoki on Race, Resistance, and a Paradoxical Life. U of Minnesota Press. pp. 185–186. ISBN 978-0-8166-7786-3.
- ↑ Cross Currents. "Emma Gee" (PDF). UCLA Asian American Studies Center. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
