Introduction: Conservatisms and Fascisms in Asian America

Abstract

ABSTRACT The introduction to this special issue of Amerasia frames scholarly and popular conversations around conservatisms and fascisms in Asian America, with attention to the role of religion and transnational authoritarianism. It argues that Asian American conservatism should be understood not just as an imported phenomenon from outside these communities, but as something structural within the formation of Asian America itself, within white supremacy and other political contexts in the United States. It calls on scholars to reckon with right-wing movements and histories in order to confront broader threats to the radical and emancipatory project of Asian American Studies.