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 208
... finally to compassion toward his dad . Within the final sections , Kwong recalls , in snippets of dialogue , a phone call he had with his father , after he had moved to Chicago when he was nineteen years old . Sam , after nearly a ...
... finally to compassion toward his dad . Within the final sections , Kwong recalls , in snippets of dialogue , a phone call he had with his father , after he had moved to Chicago when he was nineteen years old . Sam , after nearly a ...
Page 224
... finally break down and cry . The built - up tensions had been too much for someone so young . The accumulation of tensions , fears , and loneliness weighing down on the child for so long finally find release in tears . The characters ...
... finally break down and cry . The built - up tensions had been too much for someone so young . The accumulation of tensions , fears , and loneliness weighing down on the child for so long finally find release in tears . The characters ...
Page 247
... finally closed at the end of the nineteenth century . Yet those who see the frontier as closed and American culture clearly defined by Western pioneer values and heritage are assuming that Turner's hypothesis is accurate , that the ...
... finally closed at the end of the nineteenth century . Yet those who see the frontier as closed and American culture clearly defined by Western pioneer values and heritage are assuming that Turner's hypothesis is accurate , that the ...
Contents
Asian American Literature in the International Context | 9 |
Celebrating Ourselves in the Other | 37 |
Trauma Narrative and | 81 |
Copyright | |
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