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How is the growing body of Asian American works to be read? What holds them together to constitute a tradition? What distinguishes this tradition from the 'mainstream' canon and other 'minority' literatures? This book explores their implications for the multiculturalist agenda.

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"The first comprehensive theoretical praxis for Asian American literature since Elain Kim's 1982 work ...Wong's virtuosity with sophisticated theory and massive amounts of data ably demonstrates the rigor and range of Asian American Studies."--American Literature

Table of Contents
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Constructing an Asian American Textual Coalition3Ch. 1Big Eaters, Treat Lovers, "Food Prostitutes," "Food Pornographers," and Doughnut Makers18Ch. 2Encounters with the Racial Shadow77Ch. 3The Politics of Mobility118Ch. 4The Asian American Homo Ludens: Work, Play, and Art166Notes213Works Cited231Index249

Reading Asian American Literature From Necessity

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/08/1993
      ISBN13: 9780691015415, 978-0691015415
      ISBN10: 0691015414

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      How is the growing body of Asian American works to be read? What holds them together to constitute a tradition? What distinguishes this tradition from the 'mainstream' canon and other 'minority' literatures? This book explores their implications for the multiculturalist agenda.

      Trade Review
      "The first comprehensive theoretical praxis for Asian American literature since Elain Kim's 1982 work ...Wong's virtuosity with sophisticated theory and massive amounts of data ably demonstrates the rigor and range of Asian American Studies."--American Literature

      Table of Contents
      AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Constructing an Asian American Textual Coalition3Ch. 1Big Eaters, Treat Lovers, "Food Prostitutes," "Food Pornographers," and Doughnut Makers18Ch. 2Encounters with the Racial Shadow77Ch. 3The Politics of Mobility118Ch. 4The Asian American Homo Ludens: Work, Play, and Art166Notes213Works Cited231Index249

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