Restoried Selves: Autobiographies of Queer Asian / Pacific American Activists presents the first-person accounts of 20 activistslife stories that work against common stereotypes, shattering misconceptions and dispelling misinformation. These autobiographies challenge familial and cultural expectations and values that have traditionally forced queer Asian / Pacific Americans into silent shame because of their sexual orientation and/or ethnicity. Authors share not only their experiences growing up but also how those experiences led them to become social activists, speaking out against oppression.

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Kevin Kumashiro

• About the Editor
• Contributors
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1. An Interview with a High School Activist
• 2. Curry Potatoes and Rainbow Banners
• 3. We Are Not Gay
• 4. Fragmented Entries, Multiple Selves: In Search of a Place to Call Home
• 5. You're a What? An Activist??
• 6. On Becoming a Bi Bi Grrrl
• 7. My Multiple Identity Disorder
• 8. South of Normal
• 9. Three Masks
• 10. All-American Asian
• 11. Queerly a Good Friday
• 12. Three Strikes, I'M OUT! A Chicana Samoan Dyke's Tale
• 13. Activism and the Consciousness of Difference
• 14. prelude and fugue in yellow and grey
• 15. Activism and Identity Through the Word: A Mixed-Race Woman Claims Her Space
• 16. Things Come When Least Expected
• 17. Out on the Front Lines
• Afterword
• Index