Table of contents : Contents Acknowledgments Note on Spelling Introduction 1. Leaving Asia for America Yung Wing, Study Abroad, and Translated Subjectivity 2. Writing Diaspora Tactics of Intervention and Pedagogy of Desire 3. Tracking Baodiao Diaspora, Sovereignty, and Cold War Imperialism 4. Formosa Betrayed Transnational Politics and Taiwanese American Identity 5. Internationalism at Work Bridge and Asian American Studies in Asia Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index About the Author