Asian American Identities and Practices Folkloric Expressions in Everyday Life probes the intersection interplay and interconnection of Asian and Asian American folklore and folklife in globally fluid and culturally creative landscapes among Asian American communities and subjects. Asian American folklore as a way of life and practice has emerged and continues to emerge as Asian Americans lay claim and take root in the American mosaic. As such the contributors in this volume all show how the Asian American historical experiences and continued international migration inform the production of new folkloric practices subjectivities and ideologies which in turn strengthen specific Asian American ways of life while normalizing folklore that are squarely produced in Asian America.