Asian American Literature: An Encyclopedia for Students
- ISBN-10
- 1440872899
- ISBN-13
- 9781440872891
- Series
- Asian American Literature
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 445
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-08-31
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Author
- Keith Lawrence
Description
This volume collects, in one place, a breadth of information about Asian American literary and cultural history as well as the authors and texts that best define it. A dozen contextual essays introduce fundamental elements or subcategories of Asian American literature, expanding on social and literary concerns or tensions that are familiar and relevant. Essays include the origins and development of the term "Asian American"; overviews of Asian American and Asian Canadian social and literary histories; essays on Asian American identity, gender issues, and sexuality; and discussions of Asian American rhetoric and children's literature. More than 120 alphabetical entries round out the volume and cover important Asian North American authors. Historical information is presented in clear and engaging ways, and author entries emphasize biographical or textual details that are significant to contemporary young adults. Special attention has been given to pioneering authors from the late 19th century through the early 1970s and to influential or well-known contemporary authors, especially those likely to be studied in high school or university classrooms.
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