“This provocative, well-written and researched volume is a necessary reference for anyone interested in Asian America studies, women’s studies, and cultural studies.” — Teresa A. Mok , Comparative Literature Studies
"[A] comprehensive critique such as Compositional Subjects serves to refine current perception and spark further critical reflection. Although written primarily with scholars and academics in mind, the book also provides the reader with a solid background against which to ponder being an Asian American woman in America today." — Y. Kim Choi, Korean Quarterly
"[A]n ambitious monograph that urges readers to think more critically about the usefulness of identity as a theoretical framework and the methodological limitations of disciplinarity." — Jane Dusselier and Seung-Kyung Kim , Journal of Asian American Studies
"[A]n impressive work. . . . Kang's own impressive study provides yet another model of interdisciplinarity and critique that will no doubt challenge and intrigue scholars working in a wide range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary fields." — Grace Wang , American Quarterly
"[A]n intense, innovative and enlightening book; a much needed study on 'Asian American women'. . . . [M]ost readers will find that Compositional Subjects offers a flexible conceptual and methodological framework which will prove to be useful, if not transforming, inspiring, and thought-provoking." — Esperanza Miyake , Feminist Theory
"[Kang] provides telling insights into repeated patterns and problems in the creation of Asian American women." — Cindy Wong , American Anthropologist
"[S]ophisticated and wide-ranging. . . . [A] work that challenges us all to confront how disciplinary protocols as well as race, nation, gender, and ethnicity determine our forms of evidence and the shape of our narratives." — Sally A. Hastings , Journal of American History
"[T]his volume is recommended for those pursuing sociological, historical, literary, ethnic, or women’s studies. . . ."
— E. C. Ramirez , Choice
“Laura Hyun Yi Kang’s poised and tactful critique will greatly advance our understanding of the important social crises figured in the representation of ‘Asian’ women within the discourses of literary studies, cinema, history and historiography, and social science throughout the last century. Compositional Subjects is both a critique of the ideological and epistemological stakes of disciplinary formations and a bold exemplary work of interdisciplinarity itself.” — Lisa Lowe, author of Immigrant Acts: On Asian American Cultural Politics