Asian American Literature: An Encyclopedia for Students
byKeith Lawrence is associate professor of English at Brigham Young University.
20210825
Greenwood
Pages | 424 |
Topics | Asian American Literary History;Asian American Literary Stereotypes;Asian Canadian Literary History;Asian North American Children's Literature;Asian North American Gender and Sexuality;Asian North American Identity;Asian North American Rhetoric;The Arts: American Literature |
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Asian American Literature: An Encyclopedia for Students is an invaluable resource for students curious to know more about Asian North American writers, texts, and the issues and drives that motivate their writing.
This volume collects, in one place, a breadth of information about Asian American literary and cultural history as well as the authors and texts that best define it.
A dozen contextual essays introduce fundamental elements or subcategories of Asian American literature, expanding on social and literary concerns or tensions that are familiar and relevant. Essays include the origins and development of the term "Asian American"; overviews of Asian American and Asian Canadian social and literary histories; essays on Asian American identity, gender issues, and sexuality; and discussions of Asian American rhetoric and children's literature.
More than 120 alphabetical entries round out the volume and cover important Asian North American authors. Historical information is presented in clear and engaging ways, and author entries emphasize biographical or textual details that are significant to contemporary young adults. Special attention has been given to pioneering authors from the late 19th century through the early 1970s and to influential or well-known contemporary authors, especially those likely to be studied in high school or university classrooms.
- Provides easily accessible information on more than 120 important Asian American and Asian Canadian writers
- Summarizes major texts by each author and suggests where readers may find additional information about favorite writers or texts
- Provides background essays on foundational elements of Asian American and Asian Canadian history, literature, and identity
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Table of Contents
Asian American Literature: An Encyclopedia for Students
Contributors: Lawrence, Keith;Abstract:Asian American Literature: An Encyclopedia for Students is an invaluable resource for students curious to know more about Asian North American writers, texts, and the issues and drives that motivate their writing.
This volume collects, in one place, a breadth of information about Asian American literary and cultural history as well as the authors and texts that best define it.
A dozen contextual essays introduce fundamental elements or subcategories of Asian American literature, expanding on social and literary concerns or tensions that are familiar and relevant. Essays include the origins and development of the term "Asian American"; overviews of Asian American and Asian Canadian social and literary histories; essays on Asian American identity, gender issues, and sexuality; and discussions of Asian American rhetoric and children's literature.
More than 120 alphabetical entries round out the volume and cover important Asian North American authors. Historical information is presented in clear and engaging ways, and author entries emphasize biographical or textual details that are significant to contemporary young adults. Special attention has been given to pioneering authors from the late 19th century through the early 1970s and to influential or well-known contemporary authors, especially those likely to be studied in high school or university classrooms.
- Provides easily accessible information on more than 120 important Asian American and Asian Canadian writers
- Summarizes major texts by each author and suggests where readers may find additional information about favorite writers or texts
- Provides background essays on foundational elements of Asian American and Asian Canadian history, literature, and identity
Editor(s): Lawrence, Keith;SortTitle: asian american literature: an encyclopedia for studentsAuthor Info:Keith LawrenceeditorKeith Lawrence is associate professor of English at Brigham Young University.
eISBN-13: 9781440872891Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440872891.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440872884Imprint: GreenwoodPages: 424Publication Date: 20210825- Cover Cover11
- Title Page iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- Preface xi12
- Acknowledgments xiii14
- Introduction: An Overview of Asian North American Literature xv16
- Overview Essays 134
- Asian North American History 336
- Asian North American Rhetoric and Literary Criticism 2760
- Asian North American Literary Themes 3568
- Asian North American Literary Stereotypes 4376
- Asian North American Identities 5083
- Asian North American Gender and Sexuality 6093
- Asian North American Children’s Literature 6699
- A–Z Entries 73106
- Alexander, Meena 75108
- Bacho, Peter 78111
- Bui, Thi 80113
- Bulosan, Carlos 81114
- Cao, Lan 86119
- Cha, Theresa Hak Kyung 88121
- Chan, Jeffrey Paul 91124
- Chang, Diana 93126
- Cheung, King-Kok 95128
- Chin, Ava 99132
- Chin, Frank 100133
- Chin, Justin 104137
- Chong, Denise 106139
- Chopra, Deepak 109142
- Choy, Wayson 111144
- Chu, Louis 112145
- Desai, Kiran 115148
- Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee 116149
- Eaton, Edith Maude (Sui Sin Far) 119152
- Eaton, Winnifred (Onoto Watanna) 122155
- Espiritu, Augusto F 126159
- Gotanda, Philip Kan 129162
- Goto, Hiromi 130163
- Hagedorn, Jessica 133166
- Hahn, Kimiko 135168
- Hartmann, Sadakichi 137170
- Hasu Houston, Velina 139172
- Hayakawa, S. I 141174
- Hongo, Garrett 143176
- Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki 145178
- Hwang, David Henry 148181
- Inada, Lawson Fusao 152185
- Jen, Gish 156189
- Jin, Ha 158191
- Kadohata, Cynthia 162195
- Kakutani, Michiko 163196
- Kang, Younghill 165198
- Keller, Nora Okja 170203
- Kim, Elaine H 172205
- Kim, Richard E 175208
- Kim, Ronyoung 177210
- Kingston, Maxine Hong 181214
- Kogawa, Joy 184217
- Lahiri, Nilanjana Sudeshna “Jhumpa” 188221
- Lau, Evelyn 190223
- Lee, Ang 192225
- Lee, Chang-rae 194227
- Lee, Don 198231
- Lee, Li-Young 200233
- Lee, SKY 203236
- Lee, Yan Phou (Lee Enfu) 205238
- Leong, Russell 207240
- Lim, Shirley Geok-Lin 209242
- Liu, Aimee 212245
- Liu, Ken 214247
- Liu, Marjorie 216249
- Liu, Timothy 218251
- Louie, David Wong 220253
- Lum, Darrell H. Y 223256
- Minatoya, Lydia 226259
- Mori, Kyoko 228261
- Mori, Toshio 230263
- Mukherjee, Bharati 234267
- Mura, David 237270
- Murayama, Milton 239272
- Namioka, Lensey 242275
- Ng, Celeste 244277
- Ng, Fae Myenne 246279
- Nguyen, Viet Thanh 248281
- Noguchi, Yone 251284
- Nunez, Sigrid 254287
- Okada, John 258291
- Okihiro, Gary Y 260293
- Okubo, Miné 262295
- Ondaatje, Michael 265298
- Ong, Han 268301
- Otsuka, Julie 269302
- Ozeki, Ruth 271304
- Phi, Bao 274307
- Santos, Bienvenido N 276309
- See, Lisa 279312
- Selvadurai, Shyam 280313
- Shioya, Sakae 282315
- Sindu, SJ 285318
- Sone, Monica 286319
- Song, Cathy 288321
- Sugimoto, Etsu Inagaki 292325
- Sukrungruang, Ira 294327
- Suleri, Sara 296329
- Tan, Amy 299332
- Thúy, Lê Thị Diễm 302335
- Tomine, Adrian 304337
- Tsukiyama, Gail 306339
- Uchida, Yoshiko 311344
- Villa, José García 315348
- Wah, Fred 318351
- Wang, Qingfu (Wong Chin Foo) 320353
- Wang, Wayne 322355
- Wing, Yung 325358
- Wong, Jade Snow 328361
- Wong, Shawn 331364
- Worra, Bryan Thao 333366
- Yamada, Mitsuye 337370
- Yamamoto, Hisaye 339372
- Yamanaka, Lois-Ann 343376
- Yamashita, Karen Tei 346379
- Yamauchi, Wakako 349382
- Yang, Gene Luen 352385
- Yau, John 354387
- Yee, Lisa 355388
- Yep, Laurence 361394
- Yee, Paul 358391
- Yu, Charles 363396
- About the Editor and Contributors 367400
- Index 375408