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My sincerest thanks go out to the many people who helped make this volume possible. David Theo Goldberg had the initial idea for such a volume, in his capacity as series editor of Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies. Jayne Fargnoli then contacted me about the possibility of such a volume. After I submitted a proposal for a book much larger in scope, she helped transform the project into two manageable volumes: this one and Asian American Studies After Critical Mass , which is to be released simultaneously. Jayne's tremendous support and wherewithal have made the process enjoyable. It was Jayne who recognized the potential for two volumes out of the original single volume I proposed, and it was she who shepherded the concept of two volumes through the requisite approval process at Blackwell. Also at Blackwell is Ken Provencher, who took the original draft of this volume and brought it to the publication stage. Thanks to Margaret Aherne and Nick Brock for their astute copy-editing, and to Leanda Shrimpton for the cover art. While, initially, I had much grander visions of having a set of key consultants, in the end only L. Ling-Chi Wang at UC Berkeley became a consultant on the volume. After reading through an early draft of the table of contents for the volume, he and I met in Berkeley, and he offered me excellent advice about the volume. I thank him, heartily, for his time ... log in or subscribe to read full text