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Asian American Autobiographers A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook
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Guiyou Huang
Foreword by Shirley Geok-lin Lim
Book Code: GR1408
ISBN: 0-313-31408-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31408-7
464 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 5/30/2001
List Price: $145.00 (UK Sterling Price: £80.00)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Useful to students and scholars of ethnic studies, especially Asian American studies, in academic and public libraries, and a wonderful addition to a growing body of Asian American critical resources.
    —Choice     December 2001
Description: Asian Americans have made many significant contributions to industry, science, politics, and the arts. At the same time, they have made great sacrifices and endured enormous hardships. This reference examines autobiographies and memoirs written by Asian Americans in the twentieth century. Included are alphabetically arranged entries on 60 major autobiographers of Asian descent. Some of these, such as Meena Alexander and Maxine Hong Kingston, are known primarily for their writings; others, such as Daniel K. Inouye, are known largely for other achievements, which they have chronicled in their autobiographies. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and provides a reliable account of the autobiographer's life; reviews major autobiographical works and themes, including fictionalized autobiographies and autobiographical novels; presents a meticulously researched account of the critical reception of these works; and closes with a bibliography of primary and secondary sources. An introductory essay considers the history and development of autobiography in American literature and culture and discusses issues and themes vital to Asian American autobiographies and memoirs, such as family, diaspora, nationhood, identity, cultural assimilation, racial dynamics, and the formation of the Asian American literary canon. The volume closes with a selected bibliography.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword by Shirley Geok-lin Lim
  • Introduction by Guiyou Huang
  • Meena Alexander by Ruby S. Ramraj
  • Carlos Bulosan by John Jae-Nam Han
  • Theresa Hak Kyung Cha by Leilani Nishime
  • Nien Cheng by Cynthia F. Wong
  • Monlin Chiang by Shuchen S. Huang
  • Chiang Yee by Shuchen S. Huang
  • Cynthia L. Chou by Shuchen S. Huang
  • Chuang Hua by Wenying Xu
  • Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni by Sonja H. Streuber
  • Edith Maud Eaton (Sui Sin Far) by Shannon T. Leonard
  • Benny F. Feria by Montye P. Fuse
  • Zulfikar Ghose by Sharon C. Ramraj
  • Lakshmi Gill by Harish Chander
  • Han Suyin (Rosalie Chou) by John Jae-Nam Han
  • Phung Thi Le Ly Hayslip by Michele Janette
  • Garrett Hongo by Leilani Nishime
  • Bill Hosokawa by Amy C. O'Brian
  • Jeanne Wakatsuki and James D. Houston by Linda Trinh Moser
  • Peter Hyun by Nikolas Huot
  • Daniel K. Inouye by John Jae-Nam Han
  • Younghill Kang by Seiwoong Oh
  • Richard E. Kim by Montye P. Fuse
  • Maxine Hong Kingston by Su-lin Yu
  • Joy Kogawa by Craig Tapping
  • Helena Kuo (Kuo Ching-Ch'iu) by Jean Amato
  • Li-Young Lee by Zhou Xiaojing
  • Mary Paik Lee by Anita Mannur
  • Ling-Ai (Gladys) Li by Shuchen S. Huang
  • Janet Lim by Harish Chander
  • Shirley Geok-Lin Lim by Nina Morgan
  • Alice P. Lin by Nikolas Huot
  • Aimee E. Liu by Luchen Li
  • Pardee Lowe by Linda Trinh Moser
  • Adeline Yen Mah by Xiaoping Yen
  • Ved Mehta by Harish Chander
  • Dhan Gopal Mukerji by Sharon S. Ramraj
  • Bharati Mukherjee by Barry Fruchter
  • David Mura by Zhou Xiaojing
  • Ilhan New by Seiwoong Oh
  • Haing S. Ngor by Amy C. O'Brien
  • (Philip) Michael Ondaatje by Elizabeth Fitzpatrick
  • Induk Pahk by Seiwoong Oh
  • No-Young Park by John Jae-Nam Han
  • Winnifred Eaton Babcock Reeve (Onoto Watanna) by Lisa Botshon
  • Monica Sone by Leela Kapai
  • Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto by Rocio G. Davis
  • Sara Suleri by Ruby S. Ramraj
  • Mai-Mai Sze by Jean Amato
  • George Takei by Shilpa Davé
  • Kathleen Tamagawa by Shannon T. Leonard
  • Hilary Tham by Zhou Xiaojing
  • Nguyen Thi Thu-Lam by Michele Janette
  • Yoshiko Uchida by Leela Kapai
  • Katherine Wei by Xiaoping Yen
  • Jade Snow Wong by Fu-jen Chen
  • Rae Yang by Xiaoping Yen
  • Laurence Michael Yep by Rocio G. Davis
  • Jim Yoshida by Amy C. O'Brien
  • Yung Wing by Floyd Cheung
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 00-064056
LCC Class: PS366
Dewey Class: 818
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