These brief anthologies of ethnic American literature are ideal for ethnic, multicultural and American literature courses. They are designed to introduce undergraduates to the rich but often neglected literary contributions of established and newer ethnic writers to American literature. Each text is organized chronologically by genre and represent ...
American Knees is about relationships, sex, work, and family obligations. In other words, it's about life. "American Knees (a takeoff on the old schoolyard song, 'Chinese, Japanese, dirty knees...') is the story of how Raymond Ding, a politically correct man with a politically incorrect sense of humor, falls into, and out of, love with newspaper ...
Since 1976 the Before Columbus Foundation has been devoted to the task of redefining our notion of "mainstream" American literature to reflect this country's multicultural, multi-ethnic richness and diversity. Since 1980 it has sponsored the American Book Awards. This anthology includes 30 selections from a decade of award-winning fiction.
"Homebase" is the coming of age story of Rainsford Chan in 1950s and 60s California. Rainsford is a fourth-generation Chinese American named after the town where his great grandfather worked during the gold rush. Orphaned at fifteen, he attempts to claim America as his homebase, and his personal history is interwoven with dreams, stories, and ...
This multi-disciplinary volume seeks to understand Asian Diasporas by examining the wide range of cultural documents which play a role in constructing diasporic identities. Drawing on theories, data and texts from literature, media, urban studies, popular culture, the military, and related documents, the essays in this volume examine the key ...
This multi-disciplinary volume seeks to understand Asian Diasporas by examining the wide range of cultural documents which play a role in constructing diasporic identities. Drawing on theories, data and texts from literature, media, urban studies, popular culture, the military, and related documents, the essays in this volume examine the key ...
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