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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... young Asian Ameri- cans from forming a synthesis of the various ritualistic ... younger generations : " Never explaining . How can Chinese keep any traditions at ... readers discern a different perspective : although the second generation ...
... young Asian Ameri- cans from forming a synthesis of the various ritualistic ... younger generations : " Never explaining . How can Chinese keep any traditions at ... readers discern a different perspective : although the second generation ...
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... young narrator is frequently haunted by the grandmother's spirit . Only then does the father decide to pay tribute and set up a portrait and a shrine for her . Although readers may dismiss the haunting as coincidental at first , they ...
... young narrator is frequently haunted by the grandmother's spirit . Only then does the father decide to pay tribute and set up a portrait and a shrine for her . Although readers may dismiss the haunting as coincidental at first , they ...
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... readers 18 years later : " You are spoken for when you learn to mimic your master's voice , when you accept the limits of his or her poems as if they were your own " ( " Between the Forest " 38 ) . It is perhaps inevitable that a young ...
... readers 18 years later : " You are spoken for when you learn to mimic your master's voice , when you accept the limits of his or her poems as if they were your own " ( " Between the Forest " 38 ) . It is perhaps inevitable that a young ...
Contents
Asian American Literature in the International Context | 9 |
Celebrating Ourselves in the Other | 37 |
Trauma Narrative and | 81 |
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