Narratives of diaspora representations of Asia in Chinese American literature / Walter S. H. Lim.

Author/creator Lim, Walter S. H., 1959-
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoNew York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2013]
Descriptionxii, 195 pages ; 22 cm.
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Subjects
American literature--Chinese American authors. --History and criticism.
American literature--20th century. --History and criticism.
American literature--21st century. --History and criticism.
Asia--In literature.

Contents The Sino-Japanese War and Chinese history in Amy Tan's novels and Lisa See's Shanghai girls -- The Vietnam war and the cultural politics of loyalty in Maxine Hong Kingston's The fifth book of peace -- Sexual politics, Buddhism, and transnationalism in Russell Leong's The country of dreams and Dust and Phoenix eyes -- Writing exile and diaspora in Li-young Lee's The winged seed and The city in which I love you -- Postcolonial southeast asian transnationalism in Shirley Geok-Lin Lim's Among the white moon faces and Sister swing -- Writing communist China and The politics of diasporic identity: Ha Jin, Anchee Min, Lien Chao, and Lisa See -- Conclusion: Chinese American literature in the twenty-first century.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 181-188) and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013026025
ISBN9780230340060 (hardback : alk. paper)