Stories of childhood, adolescence and coming of age in America, from the 1800's to the 1900's -- by 32 Asian-American writers.
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Bill Adler is the editor of The Uncommon Wisdom of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, The Cosby Wit, and The Kennedy Wit. He lives in New York City.
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SILENT MINORITY,
This review is from: Growing Up Asian American (Paperback)
In this world of multi-culturalism one group's voice is seldom heard and their contributions to America have not been acknowledged. Growing Up Asian American by Maria Hong gives a voice to this "silent minority" whose presence on the American scene has been virtually ignored. Growing up Asian-American tells their story through a collection of fiction and non-fiction pieces. Asian-Americans represent a diverse group of people who had a great impact on American life. Frank Chin (Chinese) presents a short story about the building of the transcontinental railroad by the Chinese in the 1860's. Jeanne Wakatsuki-Houston (Japanese) reveals to us her experience of being uprooted from her home in Inglewood, CA and sent to an internment camp. Her experience reveals the racist hysteria prevelant during World War II that extended itself to Japanese-Americans. Mary Paik Lee decribes her isolation in the early part of the 20th century (1910) as being one of the few Koreans in the Asian American community. This is an excellent text for those who are not familiar with Asian-American culture. It introduces us to those hidden facts of history about a people who have been ignored. The only criticism that can be said of the text is that it doesn't include anyone from Viet Nam, the Phillippines or Pacific Islanders depending on how one defines Asian. I highly recommend this book as an introductory text for learning about Asian-American culture in general and writers in particular.
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THEY LAY THERE, IN THE ENTRANCE TO THE JOSS HOUSE, SOUND asleep in each other's arms. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Los Angeles, San Francisco, Japanese Americans, United States, Asian American, World War, Carnival Queen, Barbara Gugelstein, University of California, Miss Hempstead, Miss Song, Bok Foo, Chinese American, Fourth Uncle, Missus Hall, New York City, Roberts Island, Big Willie, Gee Sook, Lum Yook, Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt, West Coast, Danielle Meyers, George Sakamoto New!
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THEY LAY THERE, IN THE ENTRANCE TO THE JOSS HOUSE, SOUND asleep in each other's arms. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
fourth grade ukus, senior booth, emigrant villagers, hippie lady, cupcake cups Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Japanese Americans, United States, Asian American, World War, Carnival Queen, Barbara Gugelstein, University of California, Miss Hempstead, Miss Song, Bok Foo, Chinese American, Fourth Uncle, Missus Hall, New York City, Roberts Island, Big Willie, Gee Sook, Lum Yook, Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt, West Coast, Danielle Meyers, George Sakamoto New!
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- Fifth Chinese Daughter by Jade S. Wong on 4 pages
- The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts by Maxine Hong Kingston on 4 pages
- Making Waves: An Anthology of Writings By and About Asian American Women by Asian Women United of California in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Floating World by Cynthia Kadohata in Front Matter, page 255, and Back Matter
- Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston on page 128, page 131, and Back Matter
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