Shirley Lim

Amy Ling

With the recent proliferation of critically acclaimed literature by Asian American writers, this groundbreaking collection of essays provides a unique resource for students, scholars, and the general reading public. The homogeneity implied by the term "Asian American" is replaced in this volume with the rich diversity of highly disparate peoples. Languages, religions, races and cultural and national backgrounds. Examining a century of Asian American literature from the late 19th century up through the contemporary experimental drama of Ping Chong, the contributors address the work of writers with Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino, East Indian, and Pacific Island ancestry. Asian Canadian and Hawaiian literature are also considered.

Reading the Literatures of Asian America

A unique collection of essays explores the diversity of Asian American literature from the 19th century to the present

De auteur concentreert zich op leven en werk van Amerikaanse schrijfsters van Chinese afkomst. Ze heeft daarbij vooral aandacht voor de grensoverschrijdingen tussen China en de Verenigde Staten, en dit zowel in de biografieën als in het literaire werk van deze schrijfsters. Deze studie vult een belangrijke lacune aan in de receptie van de Aziatisch-Amerikaanse literatuur.

Women Writers of Chinese Ancestry

Between Worlds

Yellow Light asks forty world-renowned and newly emerging artists such as novelists C. Y. Lee and Maxine Hong Kingston: playwright David Henry Hwang and filmmaker Christine Choy: and hip hop and rap artists Jamez Chang and Tou Ger Xiong about their sense of an Asian American identity, their intended audience, and the genesis and purpose of their creative works. Providing interviews, photos, short biographies, personal essays, and artistic samples-including works of fiction and poetry, plays, visual art, and music-for each contributor, Yellow Light is the first book to present the words behind the words, images, and sounds of Asian American cultural production.

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