Eugenia Kaw
Biographic Data
| ID | 9203609 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eugenia Kaw |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eugenia |
| FAMILY NAME | Kaw |
| SIGNATURE | KAW E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Berkeley |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Steven Polgar Prize Essay (1991). Medicalization of Racial Features
This article presents findings of ethnographic research in the San Francisco Bay Area, exploring the recent phenomenon of Asian American women undergoing cosmetic surgery to have their eyelids restructured, their nose bridges heightened, and the tips of their noses altered. This research suggests that Asian American women who undergo these types of surgery have internalized not only a gender ideology that validates their monetary and time investm…
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Steven Polgar Prize Essay (1991). Medicalization of Racial Features
This article presents findings of ethnographic research in the San Francisco Bay Area, exploring the recent phenomenon of Asian American women undergoing cosmetic surgery to have their eyelids restructured, their nose bridges heightened, and the tips of their noses altered. This research suggests that Asian American women who undergo these types of surgery have internalized not only a gender ideology that validates their monetary and time investm…
Aesthetics (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies (1 work) · Culinary Culture and Tourism (1 work) · Ethnography (1 work) · Fashion and Cultural Textiles (1 work) · Gender Studies (1 work) · Ideology (1 work) · Law (1 work)