Asian American Playwrights

Author : Miles Liu
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2002-05-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313011221

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Asian American Playwrights by Miles Liu Pdf

In the late nineteenth century, Asian American drama made its debut with the spotlight firmly on the lives and struggles of Asians in North America, rather than on the cultures and traditions of the Asian homeland. Today, Asian American playwrights continue to challenge the limitations of established theatrical conventions and direct popular attention toward issues and experiences that might otherwise be ignored or marginalized. While Asian American literature came into full bloom in the last 25 years, Asian American drama has yet to receive the kind of critical attention it warrants. This reference book serves as a versatile vehicle for exploring the field of Asian American drama from its recorded conception to its present stage. Included are alphabetically arranged entries for 52 Asian American dramatists of origins from India, Pakistan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Japan, Korea, and China. Each entry includes relevant biographical information that contextualizes the works of a playwright, an interpretive description of selected plays that spotlights recurring themes and plots, a summary of the playwright's critical reception, and a bibliography of primary and secondary works. The entries are written by expert contributors and reflect the ethnic diversity of the Asian American community. The volume closes with a selected, general bibliography, which includes anthologies, scholarly studies, and periodicals.

Author : Josephine Lee
Publisher : Temple University Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1998-03-25
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781566396370

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Performing Asian America by Josephine Lee Pdf

At a time when Asian American theater is enjoying a measure of growth and success, Josephine Lee tells us about the complex social and political issues depicted by Asian American playwrights. By looking at performances and dramatic texts, Lee argues that playwrights produce a different conception of "Asian America" in accordance with their unique set of sensibilities. For instance, some Asian American playwrights critique the separation of issues of race and ethnicity from those of economics and class, or they see ethnic identity as a voluntary choice of lifestyle rather than an impetus for concerted political action. Others deal with the problem of cultural stereotypes and how to reappropriate their power. Lee is attuned to the complexities and contradictions of such performances, and her trenchant thinking about the criticisms lobbed at Asian American playwrights -- for their choices in form, perpetuation of stereotype, or apparent sexism or homophobia -- leads her to question how the presentation of Asian American identity in the theater parallels problems and possibilities of identity offstage as well. Discussed are better-known plays such as Frank Chin's The Chickencoop Chinaman, David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly, and Velina Hasu Houston's Tea, and new works like Jeannie Barroga's Walls and Wakako Yamauchi's 12-1-a.

Author : Hortense Gerardo
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1073664309

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The Asian American Playwright Collective by Hortense Gerardo Pdf

The Asian American Playwright Collective anthology of new plays features eight short works by playwrights based in Boston, Massachusetts. The collection features works by Christina R Chan, Hortense Gerardo, Mariko Kanto, Greg Lam, Michael Lin, Quentin Nguyen-duy, Audrey Pillsbury, and Rosanna Yamagiwa Alfaro.

Author : Chay Yew
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2008-02-01
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1559363169

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Version 3. 0 by Chay Yew Pdf

"The first two generations of Asian American drama articulated experiences and issues of race and identity. Their legacy left an indelible impression. In this anthology, a new generation of Asian American playwrights explores the myriad ways in which Asians live in America."-Editor Chay Yew This first major anthology of contemporary Asian American drama in almost two decades showcases plays of the new generation: Julia Cho's Durango, Sunil Kuruvilla's Rice Boy, Han Ong's Swoony Planet, Sung Rno's Wave, Diana Son's Boy, Alice Tuan's Last of the Suns, and Chay Yew's Question 27, Question 28. This is work that readily combines the Medea myth with wave-particle physics; it nimbly moves between a field in Kitchener, Canada, and a treetop in Kerala, India. It explores complexities of gender, sexuality, and family as it demonstrates the cultural and aesthetic diversity of Asian American voices writing for today's American theater. Also included in this volume is The Square, a choral piece by sixteen leading playwrights meditating on 120 years of perceptions and relationships between non-Asian Americans and the Asian American community, set in a public square in the Chinatown of an American city.

Author : Esther Kim Lee
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2006-10-12
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780521850513

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A History of Asian American Theatre by Esther Kim Lee Pdf

This book surveys the history of Asian American theatre from 1965 to 2005.

Author : Michelle M. Aguillon,Christina R. Chan,Hortense Gerardo,Greg Lam,Michael Lin,Vivian Liu-Somers,Nico Pang,Rosanna Yamagiwa Alfaro,George S. Yip
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Asian Americans
ISBN : 9798836104740

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The Asian American Playwright Collective by Michelle M. Aguillon,Christina R. Chan,Hortense Gerardo,Greg Lam,Michael Lin,Vivian Liu-Somers,Nico Pang,Rosanna Yamagiwa Alfaro,George S. Yip Pdf

Author : Yuko Kurahashi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136529801

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Asian American Culture on Stage by Yuko Kurahashi Pdf

This book captures the 30-year history of the East West Players (EWP), tracing the company's representation of Asian Americans through the complex social and cultural changes of the past three decades.

Author : Hortense Gerardo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798671258653

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The Asian American Playwright Collective by Hortense Gerardo Pdf

The Asian American Playwright Collective anthology of new plays features ten short works by playwrights based in Boston, Massachusetts. The collection features works by Michelle M. Aguillon, Christina R Chan, Hortense Gerardo, Greg Lam, Michael Lin, Vivian Liu-Somers, Quentin Nguyen-duy, and Rosanna Yamagiwa Alfaro.

Author : Esther Kim Lee
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780822352747

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Seven Contemporary Plays from the Korean Diaspora in the Americas by Esther Kim Lee Pdf

By bringing the plays together in this collection, Esther Kim Lee highlights the themes and styles that have enlivened Korean diasporic theater in the Americas since the 1990s. Some of the plays are set in urban Koreatowns. One takes place in the middle of Texas, while another unfolds entirely in a character's mind. Ethnic identity is not as central as it was in the work of previous generations of Asian diasporic playwrights.

Author : Roberta Uno
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Drama
ISBN : UOM:39015029117952

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Unbroken Thread by Roberta Uno Pdf

Uno provides a general introduction for the collection and introductory comments for each of six plays. An appendix lists some 200 plays of Asian American women, including their production histories. Paper edition (unseen), $18.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Esther Kim Lee
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781408185575

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The Theatre of David Henry Hwang by Esther Kim Lee Pdf

Since the premiere of his play FOB in 1979, the Chinese American playwright David Henry Hwang has made a significant impact in the U. S. and beyond. The Theatre of David Henry Hwang provides an in-depth study of his plays and other works in theatre. Beginning with his "Trilogy of Chinese America", Esther Kim Lee traces all major phases of his playwriting career. Utilizing historical and dramaturgical analysis, she argues that Hwang has developed a unique style of meta-theatricality and irony in writing plays that are both politically charged and commercially viable. The book also features three essays written by scholars of Asian American theatre and a comprehensive list of primary and secondary sources on his oeuvre. This comprehensive study of Hwang's work follows his career both chronologically and thematically. The first chapter analyzes Hwang's early plays, "Trilogy of Chinese America," in which he explores issues of identity and cultural assimilation particular to Chinese Americans. Chapter two looks at four plays characterised as "Beyond Chinese America," which examines Hwang's less known plays. Chapter three focuses on M. Butterfly, which received the Tony Award for Best Play in 1988. In chapter four, Lee explores Hwang's development as a playwright during the decade of the 1990s with a focus on identity politics and multiculturalism. Chapter five examines Hwang's playwriting style in depth with a discussion of Hwang's more recent plays such as Yellow Face and Chinglish. The sixth chapter features three essays written by leading scholars in Asian American theatre: Josephine Lee on Flower Drum Song, Dan Bacalzo on Golden Child, and Daphne Lei on Chinglish. The final section provides a comprehensive compilation of sources: a chronology, a bibliography of Hwang's works, reviews and critical sources.

Author : Maria C. Zamora
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1433102684

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Nation, Race & History in Asian American Literature by Maria C. Zamora Pdf

Nation, Race & History in Asian American Literature reflects on the symbolic processes through which the United States constitutes its subjects as citizens, connecting such processes to the global dynamics of empire building and a suppressed history of American imperialism. Through a comparative analysis of David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly, Lois-Ann Yamanaka's Blu's Hanging, and Jessica Hagedorn's Dogeaters, this study considers the ways in which bodies challenge the categories asserted in nation-building. The book proposes that underwritten by the vast histories of American imperial migrations, there are texts and bodies which challenge and reconstitute the ever-vexed definition of «American». In «re-membering» such bodies, Maria C. Zamora proclaims our bodies as actual living texts, texts that are constantly bearing, contesting, and transforming meaning. Nation, Race & History in Asian American Literature will engage scholars interested in cultural and critical theory, citizenship and national identity, race and ethnicity, the body, gender studies, and transnational literature.

Author : Guiyou Huang
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2003-06-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313052880

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Asian American Short Story Writers by Guiyou Huang Pdf

Asian America has produced numerous short-story writers in the 20th century. Some emerged after World War II, yet most of these writers have flourished since 1980. The first reference of its kind, this volume includes alphabetically arranged entries for 49 nationally and internationally acclaimed Asian American writers of short fiction. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and includes a biography, a discussion of major works and themes, a survey of the writer's critical reception, and primary and secondary bibliographies. Writers include Frank Chin, Sui Sin Far, Shirely Geok-lin Lim, Toshio Mori, and Bharati Mukherjee. An introductory essay provides a close examination of the Asian American short story, and the volume closes with a list of works for further reading.

Author : Guiyou Huang
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2006-08-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 023150103X

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The Columbia Guide to Asian American Literature Since 1945 by Guiyou Huang Pdf

The Columbia Guide to Asian American Literature Since 1945

Author : Mary Yu Danico
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 2078 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-19
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781452281896

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Asian American Society by Mary Yu Danico Pdf

Asian Americans are a growing, minority population in the United States. After a 46 percent population growth between 2000 and 2010 according to the 2010 Census, there are 17.3 million Asian Americans today. Yet Asian Americans as a category are a diverse set of peoples from over 30 distinctive Asian-origin subgroups that defy simplistic descriptions or generalizations. They face a wide range of issues and problems within the larger American social universe despite the persistence of common stereotypes that label them as a “model minority” for the generalized attributes offered uncritically in many media depictions. Asian American Society: An Encyclopedia provides a thorough introduction to the wide–ranging and fast–developing field of Asian American studies. Published with the Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS), two volumes of the four-volume encyclopedia feature more than 300 A-to-Z articles authored by AAAS members and experts in the field who examine the social, cultural, psychological, economic, and political dimensions of the Asian American experience. The next two volumes of this work contain approximately 200 annotated primary documents, organized chronologically, that detail the impact American society has had on reshaping Asian American identities and social structures over time. Features: More than 300 articles authored by experts in the field, organized in A-to-Z format, help students understand Asian American influences on American life, as well as the impact of American society on reshaping Asian American identities and social structures over time. A core collection of primary documents and key demographic and social science data provide historical context and key information. A Reader's Guide groups related entries by broad topic areas and themes; a Glossary defines key terms; and a Resource Guide provides lists of books, academic journals, websites and cross references. The multimedia digital edition is enhanced with 75 video clips and features strong search-and-browse capabilities through the electronic Reader’s Guide, detailed index, and cross references. Available in both print and online formats, this collection of essays is a must-have resource for general and research libraries, Asian American/ethnic studies libraries, and social science libraries.