Asian American Short Story Writers An A-to-Z Guide

Subjects:

• Literature » American Literature
• Multicultural Studies » Asian Studies
• Multicultural Studies » Asian American Studies
• Multicultural Studies » Multicultural Studies (General)

Reviews:

• The first reference of its kind....should be commended for offering an interesting introduction that offers a close examination of the Asian American short story. Recommended for all libraries.
  —Library Journal October 15, 2003
• Only in the last 25 years has Asian American literature gained recognition as an autonomous component of American literature. This guide and its companion volumes covering segments of ethnic literature are therefore welcome....Recommended. General and specialized reference collections.
  —Choice December 2003
• [A]n impressive work ... I would be happy to recommend this volume as a study guide for students of Asian-American literature or, equally, as an introduction for interested readers in any context.
  —Reference Reviews January 2004
• Students should find this reference easy-to-use.
  —Booklist/RBB January 2004

Table of Contents:

• Himani Bannerji (1942-) by Chandrima Chakraborty
• Susham Bedi (1945-) by Alice D'Amore
• Cecilia Manguerra Brainard (1947-) by Alicia Otano
• Carlos Bulosan (1911-1956) by Aiping Zhang
• Jeffery Paul Chan (1942-) by Fu-jen Chen
• G. S. Sharat Chandra (1938-2000) by Robert D. Sturr
• Diana Chang (1934-) by Janet Hyunju Clarke
• Frank Chin (1940-) by Aiping Zhang
• Susan Choi (1969-) by Joonseong Park
• Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni (1956-) by Rocio G. Davis
• Sui Sin Far (Edith Maude Eaton) (1865-1914) by Vanessa Holford Diana
• Winnifred Eaton (1875-1954) by Jean Lee Cole
• Jessica Hagedorn (1949-) by Aiping Zhang
• Gish Jen (1956-) by Suchen Susan Huang
• Ha Jin (1956-) Wenxin Li
• Lonny Kaneko (1939-) by Kyoko Amano
• Alex Kuo (1939-) by Doug Sugano
• Jhumpa Lahiri (1967-) by Suchen Susan Huang
• Andrew Lam (1963-) by Kim-An Lieberman
• Evelyn Lau (1971-) by Nikolas Huot
• Chang-rae Lee (1965-) by Joonseong Park
• Don Lee (1959-) by Seiwoong Oh
• Monfoon Leong (1916-1964) by Amy W. S. Lee
• Russell Leong (1950-) by Jie Tian
• Shirley Geok-lin Lim (1944-) by John H. Park
• David Wong Louie (1954-) by Rocio G. Davis
• Darrell H. Y. Lum (1950-) by Kenneth J. Speirs
• Rohinton Mistry (1952-) by Alice D'Amore
• Shani Mootoo (1958-) by Chandrima Chakraborty
• Toshio Mori (1910-1980) by Sarah Catlin Barnhart
• Bharati Mukherjee (1940-) by Leela Kapai
• Fae Myenne Ng (1956-) by Su-ching Huang
• Hualing Nieh (1925-) by Su-ching Huang
• Susan Nunes (1943-) by Alice D'Amore
• Gary Pak (1952-) by Michael Oishi
• Ty Pak (1938-) by Seiwoong Oh
• Nahid Rachlin (1947-) by Robert D. Sturr
• Raja Rao (1908-) by Chandrima Chakraborty
• Patsy Sumie Saiki (1934-) by Amy W. S. Lee
• Bienvenido N. Santos (1911-1996) by Nikolas Huot
• Kathleen Tyau (1947-) by Gayle K. Sato
• Jose Garcia Villa (1908-1997) by Nikolas Huot
• Sylvia A. Watanabe (1952-) by Gayle K. Sato
• Hisaye Yamamoto (Desoto) (1921-) by Seiwoong Oh
• Lois-Ann Yamanaka (1961-) by Kyoko Amano
• Karen Tei Yamashita (1951-) by Robin E. Field
• Wakako Yamauchi (1942-) by Bill Clem
• John Yau (1950-) by Sue-Im Lee
• Selected Bibliography
• Index
• Notes on the Editor and Contributors