Fixer Chao
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Fixer Chao
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Author : Han Ong
language : en
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Release Date : 2001
Fixer Chao written by Han Ong and has been published by Farrar Straus & Giroux this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Fiction categories.
When Filipino street hustler William Narciso Pulinha meets a disreputable and embittered writer, the two distort the Eastern concept of Feng Shui and embark on the scam of the century as they peddle their peculiar brand of the holistic philosophy among New York City's elite.
Constructing The Literary Self
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Author : Patsy J. Daniels
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2014-06-02
Constructing The Literary Self written by Patsy J. Daniels and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-02 with Literary Criticism categories.
In the twentieth century, as previously excluded groups, including ethnic minorities, women, the disabled, and the differently gendered, gained a voice in society, group identity also changed and new definitions became necessary. Whether through their group affiliations or in spite of these affiliations, many individuals sought a new definition of themselves. As can be expected, much literature explores these changes and depicts the quest for new definitions and the search for individuality in the light of new definitions. Construction or definition of the self was once available only to the elite, and the freedom of some to define their identity was sacrificed so that others could make their own self-definitions; this practice can be found throughout much of history. This volume is about that kind of oppression and various strategies of escaping from oppression as depicted in serious literature. Its thirteen essays, all by recognized scholars, are divided into five categories: Race, Gender, and the Self; Assimilation and the Self; Black Males and the Self; Female Sexuality and the Self; and The Family and the Self.
Transnational Asian American Literature
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Author : Shirley Lim
language : en
Publisher: Temple University Press
Release Date : 2006
Transnational Asian American Literature written by Shirley Lim and has been published by Temple University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
Examines the diasporic and transnational aspects of Asian-American literature and engages works of prose and poetry as aesthetic articulations of the fluid transnational identities formed by Asian-American writers.
Racial Feelings
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Author : Jeffrey Santa Ana
language : en
Publisher: Temple University Press
Release Date : 2015-06-12
Racial Feelings written by Jeffrey Santa Ana and has been published by Temple University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-12 with Literary Criticism categories.
In Racial Feelings, Jeffrey Santa Ana examines how Asian American narratives communicate and critique—to varying degrees—the emotions that power the perception of Asians as racially different. Santa Ana explores various forms of Asian American cultural production, ranging from literature and graphic narratives to film and advertising, to illuminate the connections between global economic relations and the emotions that shape aspirations for the good life. He illustrates his argument with examples including the destitute Filipino immigrant William Paulinha, in Han Ong’s Fixer Chao, who targets his anger on the capitalist forces of objectification that racially exploit him, and Nan and Pingpin in Ha Jin’s A Free Life, who seek happiness and belonging in America. Racial Feelings addresses how Asian Americans both resist and rely on stereotypes in their writing and art work. In addition, Santa Ana investigates how capitalism shapes and structures an emotional discourse that represents Asians as both economic exemplars and threats.
Transitive Cultures
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Author : Christopher B. Patterson
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2018-04-02
Transitive Cultures written by Christopher B. Patterson and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-02 with Literary Criticism categories.
Texts written by Southeast Asian migrants have often been read, taught, and studied under the label of multicultural literature. But what if the ideology of multiculturalism—with its emphasis on authenticity and identifiable cultural difference—is precisely what this literature resists? Transitive Cultures offers a new perspective on transpacific Anglophone literature, revealing how these chameleonic writers enact a variety of hybrid, transnational identities and intimacies. Examining literature from Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines, as well as from Southeast Asian migrants in Canada, Hawaii, and the U.S. mainland, this book considers how these authors use English strategically, as a means for building interethnic alliances and critiquing ruling power structures in both Southeast Asia and North America. Uncovering a wealth of texts from queer migrants, those who resist ethnic stereotypes, and those who feel few ties to their ostensible homelands, Transitive Cultures challenges conventional expectations regarding diaspora and minority writers.
Filipino Studies
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Author : Martin F. Manalansan
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2016-05-10
Filipino Studies written by Martin F. Manalansan and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-10 with Literary Criticism categories.
After years of occupying a vexed position in the American academy, Philippine studies has come into its own, emerging as a trenchant and dynamic space of inquiry. Filipino Studies is a field-defining collection of vibrant voices, critical perspectives, and provocative ideas about the cultural, political, and economic state of the Philippines and its diaspora. Traversing issues of colonialism, neoliberalism, globalization, and nationalism, this volume examines not only the past and present position of the Philippines and its people, but also advances new frameworks for re-conceptualizing this growing field. Written by a prestigious lineup of international scholars grappling with the legacies of colonialism and imperial power, the essays examine both the genealogy of the Philippines’ hyphenated identity as well as the future trajectory of the field. Hailing from multiple disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, the contributors revisit and contest traditional renditions of Philippine colonial histories, from racial formations and the Japanese occupation to the Cold War and “independence” from the United States. Whether addressing the contested memories of World War II, the “voyage” of Filipino men and women into the U.S. metropole, or migrant labor and the notion of home, the assembled essays tease out the links between the past and present, with a hopeful longing for various futures. Filipino Studies makes bold declarations about the productive frameworks that open up new archives and innovative landscapes of knowledge for Filipino and Filipino American Studies.
Asian American Literature And The Environment
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Author : Lorna Fitzsimmons
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-10-24
Asian American Literature And The Environment written by Lorna Fitzsimmons and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-24 with Social Science categories.
This book is a ground-breaking transnational study of representations of the environment in Asian American literature. Extending and renewing Asian American studies and ecocriticism by drawing the two fields into deeper dialogue, it brings Asian American writers to the center of ecocritical studies. This collection demonstrates the distinctiveness of Asian American writers’ positions on topics of major concern today: environmental justice, identity and the land, war environments, consumption, urban environments, and the environment and creativity. Represented authors include Amy Tan, Maxine Hong Kingston, Ruth Ozeki, Ha Jin, Fae Myenne Ng, Le Ly Hayslip, Lan Cao, Mitsuye Yamada, Lawson Fusao Inada, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, Milton Murayama, Don Lee, and Hisaye Yamamoto. These writers provide a range of perspectives on the historical, social, psychological, economic, philosophical, and aesthetic responses of Asian Americans to the environment conceived in relation to labor, racism, immigration, domesticity, global capitalism, relocation, pollution, violence, and religion. Contributors apply a diversity of critical frameworks, including critical radical race studies, counter-memory studies, ecofeminism, and geomantic criticism. The book presents a compelling and timely "green" perspective through which to understand key works of Asian American literature and leads the field of ecocriticism into neglected terrain.
The Advocate
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004-11-23
The Advocate written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-11-23 with categories.
The Advocate is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) monthly newsmagazine. Established in 1967, it is the oldest continuing LGBT publication in the United States.
Asian North American Identities
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Author : Eleanor Rose Ty
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2004
Asian North American Identities written by Eleanor Rose Ty and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Social Science categories.
The nine essays in Asian North American Identities explore how Asian North Americans are no longer caught between worlds of the old and the new, the east and the west, and the south and the north. Moving beyond national and diasporic models of ethnic identity to focus on the individual feelings and experiences of those who are not part of a dominant white majority, the essays collected here draw from a wide range of sources, including novels, art, photography, poetry, cinema, theatre, and popular culture. The book illustrates how Asian North Americans are developing new ways of seeing and thinking about themselves by eluding imposed identities and creating spaces that offer alternative sites from which to speak and imagine. Contributors are Jeanne Yu-Mei Chiu, Patricia Chu, Rocio G. Davis, Donald C. Goellnicht, Karlyn Koh, Josephine Lee, Leilani Nishime, Caroline Rody, Jeffrey J. Santa Ana, Malini Johar Schueller, and Eleanor Ty.
The Darjeeling Distinction
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Author : Sarah Besky
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2014
The Darjeeling Distinction written by Sarah Besky and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Business & Economics categories.
Introduction : reinventing the plantation for the 21st century -- Darjeeling -- Plantation -- Property -- Fairness -- Sovereignty -- Conclusion : is something better than nothing?