The Forbidden Stitch: An Asian American Women's Anthology (Paperback)

~ Shirley Geok-lin Lim et al. (Editor)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Seventy Asian American women writing in English have contributed to this anthology of poetry, stories, art, and reviews. All are emerging authors and artists, some widely exhibited and published (e.g., Diana Chang), but none with the fame of Maxine Hong Kingston or Bette Bao Lord. Their concerns touch all women yet are overlaid with further concerns of being outsiders and of facing divided duties to one's sex, one's country (old or new), and oneself. The 16 reviews of better-known works (e.g., Cathy Song's Picture Bride , Elaine Kim's Asian-American Literature ) are useful. A very attractive book recommended for libraries specializing in Asian works.
- Kitty Chen Dean, Nassau Coll., Garden City, N.Y.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

Chronicle by Mei-mei Berssenbrugge
Duration Of Water by Mei-mei Berssenbrugge
Go To Ahmedabad by Sujata Bhatt
Muliebrity by Sujata Bhatt
Family Photos: Black And White 1960 by Virginia Cerenio
On Being In The Midwest by Diana Chang
On The Fly by Diana Chang
We Are Americans Now, We Live In The Tundra by Marilyn Mei Ling Chin
At Muktinath by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
After Delivering Your Lunch by Lynne Yamaguchi Fletcher
Higashiyama Crematorium, November 16, 1983 by Lynne Yamaguchi Fletcher
The Way April Leads To Autumn by Lynne Yamaguchi Fletcher
The Song Of Bullets by Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn
Father's Belt by Shalin Hai-jew
Eleven A.m. On Day Off, Sister .. Desperate For Babysitter by Sharon Hashimoto
Standing In The Doorway, I Watch The Young Child Sleep by Sharon Hashimoto
Proud Upon An Alien Shore by Rose Furuya Hawkins
Sewing Woman by Alison Kim
Into Such Assembly by Myung Mi Kim
A Rose Of Sharon by Myung Mi Kim
Currents by Tina Koyama
Downtown Seattle In The Fog by Tina Koyama
Zhoukoudian Bride's Harvest by Carolyn Lau
Letter From Turtle Beach by Susan K. C. Lee
Children Are Color-blind by Genny Lim
Pantoun For Chinese Women by Shirley Geok-lin Lim
Visiting Malacca by Shirley Geok-lin Lim
Heat In October by Kyoko Mori
Learning To Swim by Arlene Naganawa
On Such A Day by Song-jook Park
San Juan by Myrna Pena Reyes
Toads Mate And Father Cleans The Pool by Myrna Pena Reyes
Legacy by Stephanie Sugioka
Red by Jean Yamasaki Toyama
For An Asian Woman Who Says My Poetry Gives Her An Ache by Nellie Wong
In The Deepest Night And A Fill Moon by Merle Woo
Whenever You're Cornered, The Only Way Out Is To Fight by Merle Woo
The Club by Mitsuye Yamada
The Handbook Of Sex Of The Plain Girl by Marian Yee
Wintermelons by Marian Yee
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®

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Product Details

• Paperback: 290 pages
• Publisher: CALYX Books (July 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0934971048
• ISBN-13: 978-0934971041
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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