Asian American Literature in the International Context: Readings on Fiction, Poetry and PerformanceIn their different and yet complementary perspectives, all of the essays in this collection reiterate the universal lesson of pluralism. They are divided into sections that deal with biraciality and biculturality, interethnic negotiations, poetic creations, narrative experiments, and (re)constructing self. The wide variety of approaches reflects the contributors' training in different cultures and across cultures. The book showcases refreshing new perspectives in reading that combine the views of literary scholars from three different continents. This collection creates a space for discussion and commentary, of heightened appreciation and increased creativity, a forum that turns the discipline of Asian American Studies into a truly intercultural debate. |
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Page 165
... comes and goes , and these travels occur across both space and time . The rain finds Lee's father somewhere in the distance , but also somewhere in the past . Rain is the recurring presence of water , " water we crossed to come to ...
... comes and goes , and these travels occur across both space and time . The rain finds Lee's father somewhere in the distance , but also somewhere in the past . Rain is the recurring presence of water , " water we crossed to come to ...
Page 181
... comes to you out of the opening sky . The word love . You see that you had never understood it before . It is like rain , and when you lift your face up to it , like rain it washes away inessentials , leaving you hollow , clean , ready ...
... comes to you out of the opening sky . The word love . You see that you had never understood it before . It is like rain , and when you lift your face up to it , like rain it washes away inessentials , leaving you hollow , clean , ready ...
Page 235
... comes around . In fact , she has come so far around that she can't understand Callie and now complains about her hitherto model daughter : So much trouble to find her a nice English name , why does she have to call her- self something ...
... comes around . In fact , she has come so far around that she can't understand Callie and now complains about her hitherto model daughter : So much trouble to find her a nice English name , why does she have to call her- self something ...
Contents
Asian American Literature in the International Context | 9 |
Celebrating Ourselves in the Other | 37 |
Trauma Narrative and | 81 |
Copyright | |
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