The Asian Pacific American Heritage: A Companion to Literature and Arts

ISBN-13: 9780815329800 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 722 str.

George Leonard

Opis

This companion unlocks the work of contemporary Asian Pacific American writers and artists by providing the background and information needed to understand multicultural literature and arts. It includes a cultural lexicon and a chronology.

Recenzje

"It's official; the vacuum at the heart of Asian American studies has finally been eliminated with a credible sourcebook. Essential reading in Asian Pacific 'new world' culturual studies. All collections." -- Choice

Spis treści

Special Features *Many of the articles are written in a popular style, accessible and appealing to high school students and lay readers * Other articles are intended for the instructor teaching a multicultural course for the first time who may be unfamiliar with Asian Pacific * American culture * The Companion presents articles written by preeminent authorities in their field * A Cultural Lexicon or glossary of terms and concepts, a Chronology, Suggestions for Further Reading, and a section on useful Statistics enhance the reference value of this unique volume *The articles address women's issues and contributions in detail *A selection of first-person memoirs personalize culture and customs in a dramatic and compelling way.

O autorze

George J. Leonard is a Professor of Interdisciplinary Humanities at San Francisco State University, and has taught at Yale, Scripps College/Claremont and in Beijing. Among his many scholarly publications, including Into the Light of Things: the Art of the Commonplace from Wordsworth to John Cage, Leonard is also the author of popular novels, Beyond Control, (Macmillan) and The Ice Cathedral (Simon and Schuster).