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September 10, 2025European Journal of American StudiesOpen Access

Towards the Transformation of Whiteness, the White Centered National Narrative, Racial Categories and the Self in Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Fifth Book of Peace

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The Fifth Book of Peace highlights the evolution of racial categories and the concept of whiteness in Kingston’s work, advocating for transformative identity politics.
Kingston emphasizes the entanglement of whiteness with imperialist practices and underscores its potential for transformation in a transnational context.
The exploration of diverse types of oppression and trauma is central to Kingston's narrative, emphasizing the need for cooperation across racial lines.
The novel envisions collaboration among individuals of different races, moving toward peace rather than perpetuating cycles of war and colonialism.

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This analysis uncovers the transformation of whiteness and intersectionality in Kingston's narrative on imperialism, suggesting collaboration for peace.

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Klara Szmańko (2024) studied this question.

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This analysis uncovers the transformation of whiteness and intersectionality in Kingston's narrative on imperialism, suggesting collaboration for peace.

Towards the Transformation of Whiteness, the White Centered National Narrative, Racial Categories and the Self in Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Fifth Book of Peace

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