edited by Shirley Lim and Amy Ling
Temple University Press, 1992
eISBN: 978-1-4399-0121-2 | Paper: 978-0-87722-936-0
Library of Congress Classification PS153.A84R43 1992
Dewey Decimal Classification 810.9895

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ABOUT THIS BOOK
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.