The Very Inside: An Anthology of Writings by Asian & Pacific Islander Lesbians [Paperback]

Sharon Lim-Hing (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 468 pages
• Publisher: Sister Vision (August 26, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0920813976
• ISBN-13: 978-0920813973
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,011,143 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars no other book like this, March 12, 2006

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Beatrice Izzey "Nanny Dog" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Very Inside: An Anthology of Writings by Asian & Pacific Islander Lesbians (Paperback)

There is no other book like this. This book represents a Stonewall of the API lesbigay women: a watershed moment, a beginning of the epoch, a springtime, a birth, with the concurrent cheerfulness and optimism about what we can all be....

And no, it's not sappy, new Age, melodramatic. The writers just tell it like it is, unvarnished. The worst fault is that in some works, there is this cute bravado found only in individuals who have not quite experienced a broken heart or betrayal or demoralization. These are inevitable in the development of any political movement. Again, this anthology is about a beginning, not a history: there hasn't been time to have a long history, and there aren't that many of us to begin with (hundreds or thousands?).

It's well edited. This is not one of those anthologies where everyone and anyone is allowed to put in whatever. I think the editor had a firm, guiding hand in putting all the work in best but truthful light possible.

The voices represented are truly varied ethnically. There are essays, poetry, some visual art.

It would be difficult to do a follow up to this great anthology, although I think a nice postscript, a "whatever happened to..." is in order.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars API Lesbians and Bi Women Very Inside, November 1, 2001

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Wei Ming Dariotis (San Francisco CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Very Inside: An Anthology of Writings by Asian & Pacific Islander Lesbians (Paperback)

This anthology is emotionally engaging--the poetry is both moving and funny. Personal essays and more academic analyses make this a well rounded text about API Lesbians and Bisexual women.