Drawing on the work of Levinas and Derrida, An Ethics of Betrayal investigates the themes and tropes of betrayal and treason in Asian American and Chicano/Latino literary and cultural
narratives. In this first major comparative study of narratives by and about Asian Americans and Latinos, Parikh considers writings by Frank Chin, Gish Jen, Chang-rae Lee, Eric Liu, Am矇rico
Parades, and Richard Rodriguez, as well as narratives about the persecution of Wen Ho Lee and the rescue and return of Elian Gonz獺lez. By addressing the conflicts at the heart of filiality, the
public dimensions of language in the constitution of minority ��ommunity,��and the mercenary mobilizations of ��odel minority��status, An Ethics of Betrayal seriously engages the challenges of
conducting ethnic and critical race studies based on the uncompromising and unromantic ideas of justice, reciprocity, and ethical society.
