Encyclopedia of Asian-American Literature (Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Literature)

Traces American writers whose roots are in all parts of Asia, including China, Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, the Philippines, the Indian subcontinent, and the Middle East. Asian Americans have been writing and publishing since the 19th century, but today the popularity and importance of Asian-American literature is greater than ever. Encyclopedia of Asian-American Literature, a comprehensive new encyclopedia, traces American writers whose roots are in all parts of Asia, including China, Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, and more. Coverage emphasizes works that are important in the high school and college literary canon, as well as the historically significant and the contemporary. The coverage includes: Carlos Bulosan; Donald Duk; Sui Sin Far (Edith Maude Eaton); Jessica Hagedorn; David Henry Hwang; Maxine Hong Kingston; Interpreter of Maladies; Gish Jen; Ha Jin; The Joy Luck Club; Jhumpa Lahiri; Chang-rae Lee; Bharati Mukherjee; Native Speaker; No-No Boy; Naomi Shihab Nye; John Okada; Cathy Song; Amy Tan; Waiting; and The Woman Warrior. Table of Contents ......Page 6 Introduction and Preface......Page 7 A to Z Entries......Page 14 A......Page 16 B......Page 35 C......Page 44 D......Page 70 E......Page 80 F......Page 85 G......Page 101 H......Page 110 I......Page 135 J......Page 144 K......Page 156 L......Page 170 M......Page 193 N......Page 220 O......Page 236 P......Page 249 Q......Page 260 R......Page 262 S......Page 270 T......Page 292 U......Page 310 V......Page 317 W......Page 320 Y......Page 339 Bibliography of Major Works by Asian-American Writers......Page 355 Bibliography of Secondary Sources......Page 372 List of Contributors......Page 374 Index......Page 376 Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on the lives of notable Asian American writers in all genres, as well as synopses and analyses of their works. Includes bibliographies Seiwoong Oh. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 342-360) And Index.