{"product_id":"brown-and-gay-in-la-the-lives-of-immigrant-sons-9781479824250","title":"Brown and Gay in LA: The Lives of Immigrant Sons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCo-Winner of the 2023 Latino\/a Section Best Book Award, given by the American Sociological Association\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHonorable Mention, 2024 Best Book Award, given by the Asia and Asian America section of the American Sociological Association\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stories of second-generation immigrant gay men coming of age in Los Angeles\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrowing up in the shadow of Hollywood, the gay sons of immigrants featured in \u003ci\u003eBrown and Gay in LA \u003c\/i\u003ecould not have felt further removed from a world where queerness was accepted and celebrated. Instead, the men profiled here maneuver through family and friendship circles where masculinity dominates, gay sexuality is unspoken, and heterosexuality is strictly enforced. For these men, the path to sexual freedom often involves chasing the dreams while resisting the expectations of their immigrant parents--and finding community in each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ocampo also details his own story of reconciling his queer Filipino American identity and those of men like him. He shows what it was like for these young men to grow up gay in an immigrant family, to be the one gay person in their school and ethnic community, and to be a person of color in predominantly White gay spaces. \u003ci\u003eBrown and Gay in LA \u003c\/i\u003eis an homage to second-generation gay men and their radical redefinition of what it means to be gay, to be a man, to be a person of color, and, ultimately, what it means to be an American.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnthony Christian Ocampo is Professor of Sociology at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He is the author of The \u003ci\u003eLatinos of Asia: How Filipino Americans Break the Rules of Race\u003c\/i\u003e and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eContemporary Asian America, \u003c\/i\u003e3rd edition. A Tin House and VONA\/Voices of Our Nations Arts fellow, he has published essays in \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCatapult\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eColorlines\u003c\/i\u003e, Gravy, and the Chronicle of Higher Education, among others. His work has also been featured on NPR, NBC News, BuzzFeed, and in the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Raised in Northeast Los Angeles, he earned his BA and MA from Stanford University and his MA and PhD in sociology from UCLA. Say hi to him on Twitter: @anthonyocampo.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50673829347602,"sku":"9781479824250","price":86.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4b4258ab-b4d5-4f6f-9178-68be69fb8fbe.jpg?v=1733844561","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/brown-and-gay-in-la-the-lives-of-immigrant-sons-9781479824250","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}