Interethnic Companion to Asian American Literature

ISBN-13: 9780521447904 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 432 str.

King-Kok Cheung

Opis

This book provides a survey of literature by North American writers of Asian descent, both by national origins (Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, South Asian, Vietnamese) and by shared concerns.

Recenzje

"...insightful....the collection makes a valuable contribution to those who are trained in the field, to scholars in American Studies, and to scholars of other literatures." Greta Ai-Yu Niu, Sweet Briar College

Spis treści

Re-reviewing Asian American literary studies King-Kok Cheung; Part I: 1. Chinese American literature Sau-ling Cynthia Wong; 2. Filipino American literature N. V. M. Gonzalez and Oscar V. Campomanes; 3. Japanese American literature Stan Yogi; 4. Korean American literature Elaine H. Kim; 5. South Asian American literature Ketu H. Katrak; 6. Vietnamese American literature Monique T. D. Truong; Part II: 7. Journalistic representations of Asian Americans and literary responses, 1910–20 Rachel C. Lee; 8. Postcolonialism, nationalism, and the emergence of Asian/Pacific American literatures Stephen H. Sumida; 9. Immigration and diaspora Shirley Geok-lin Lim; 10. Identity crisis and gender politics: reappropriating Asian American masculinity Jinqui Ling; 11. Blurring boundaries: Asian American literature as theory Donald C. Goellnicht.