An Interethnic Companion to Asian American Literature

by Edited by King-Kok Cheung

• ISBN13: 9780521447904
• ISBN10: 0521447909
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-12-28
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

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. The volume is intended to serve as both a guide and a reference work for scholars, teachers, and students in Asian American studies, ethnic studies, and American studies. In terms of breadth and depth of coverage it is the first of its kind.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Contributors	ix
Re-viewing Asian American Literary Studies	1	(38)
King-Kok Cheung
PART ONE
Chinese American Literature	39	(23)
Sau-ling Cynthia Wong
Filipino American Literature	62	(63)
N. V. M. Gonzalez
Oscar V. Campomanes
Japanese American Literature	125	(31)
Stan Yogi
Korean American Literature	156	(36)
Elaine H. Kim
South Asian American Literature	192	(27)
Ketu H. Katrak
Vietnamese American Literature	219	(30)
Monique T. D. Truong
PART TWO
Journalistic Representations of Asian Americans and Literary Responses, 1910--1920	249	(25)
Rachel C. Lee
Postcolonialism, Nationalism, and the Emergence of Asian/Pacific American Literatures	274	(15)
Stephen H. Sumida
Immigration and Diaspora	289	(23)
Shirley Geok-lin Lim
Identity Crisis and Gender Politics: Reappropriating Asian American Masculinity	312	(26)
Jinqi Ling
Blurring Boundaries: Asian American Literature as Theory	338	(29)
Donald C. Goellnicht
Selected Bibliography	367	(42)
Index	409