Contesting Asian-American Identity in Selected Digital Literature Works

The rapid movement and changes in technology have brought great transformations many aspects. It does not only affect how people live but also their ways of thinking perceptions. Almost all aspects are transformed into digital, one them is literature. digitalization literature has used various media, features, forms. widely known that digital gained popularity nowadays. Teens today spend more time using gadgets to access online platforms visually appealing than the traditional version. For young people, who mostly use social media daily life, gives easier better visuals. On other hand, most works free easy access. Since closely related people’s lives, writers express feelings. Thus, this paper aims interrogate issue search for identity faced by Asian-American teenagers, impact predicament on them, they select define themselves. In investigating those problems, researchers borrow five works, “Asian My Brand”, “Snippets Time”, “Clay”, “Not American Enough”, “Mocking an Asian Accent Never Funny”, taken from @dearasianyouthliterature Instagram platform. This important be discussed because were written teenagers experience stereotyping, predicament, ambivalence. unveiling identity, descriptive qualitative study documentation as data collection method. addition, Bhabha’s theory ambivalence, in-betweenness, third space, hybridity was illuminate deconstructing problem. From these two short stories, find face predicaments dilemmas seen enough Asian, well American. Furthermore, discovered decide voice voiceless embrace celebrate identity. Lastly, stories been Indonesian researchers; thus, it a good opportunity scholarly discussion works.