Ono Ono Girl S Hula

Author : Carolyn Lei-lanilau
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0299156346

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Ono Ono Girl's Hula by Carolyn Lei-lanilau Pdf

Seventeen years after she married, Judith Strasser escaped her emotionally and physically abusive husband and sought a better way to live. In the process, Strasser rediscovered what she had suppressed through that long span of time: exceptional strength and a passion for writing. Black Eye includes excerpts from a journal Strasser kept from 1985 to1986, the year she made the decision to leave her marriage, and present-day commentary on the journal passages and her family history. Strasser works like a detective investigating her own life, drawing clarity and power from journal passages, dreams, and memories that originally emerged from confusion and despair. With language that is both insightful and poetic, she reveals the psychological and social circumstances that led a "strong" woman, an intelligent and politically active feminist, to become an emotionally dependent, abused wife. Not coincidentally, the same year that Strasser finally found the courage to leave her husband, she also reclaimed her creative voice. Newly empowered and energized by this enormous life change, Strasser began writing again after twenty-five silent years dominated by her mother s illness and death, her own cancer, and her painful, fearful marriage. Black Eye is one of the fruits of this creative reawakening. Strasser s writing is refreshingly honest and instantly engrossing. Not shy of wretchedness or beauty, Strasser s story is bitterly personal, ultimately triumphant, and inspiring to all who deal with the adversity that is part of human life."

Author : Guiyou Huang
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1250 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2008-12-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781567207361

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The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Asian American Literature [3 volumes] by Guiyou Huang Pdf

Asian American literature dates back to the close of the 19th century, and during the years following World War II it significantly expanded in volume and diversity. Monumental in scope, this encyclopedia surveys Asian American literature from its origins through 2007. Included are more than 270 alphabetically arranged entries on writers, major works, significant historical events, and important terms and concepts. Thus the encyclopedia gives special attention to the historical, social, cultural, and legal contexts surrounding Asian American literature and central to the Asian American experience. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and cites works for further reading, and the encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography of essential print and electronic resources. While literature students will value this encyclopedia as a guide to writings by Asian Americans, the encyclopedia also supports the social studies curriculum by helping students use literature to learn about Asian American history and culture, as it pertains to writers from a host of Asian ethnic and cultural backgrounds, including Afghans, Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Filipinos, Iranians, Indians, Vietnamese, Hawaiians, and other Asian Pacific Islanders. The encyclopedia supports the literature curriculum by helping students learn more about Asian American literature. In addition, it supports the social studies curriculum by helping students learn about the Asian American historical and cultural experience.

Author : Wenying Xu
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781538157329

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Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater by Wenying Xu Pdf

A Library Journal Best Reference Book of 2022 This book represents the culmination of over 150 years of literary achievement by the most diverse ethnic group in the United States. Diverse because this group of ethnic Americans includes those whose ancestral roots branch out to East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Western Asia. Even within each of these regions, there exist vast differences in languages, cultures, religions, political systems, and colonial histories. From the earliest publication in 1887 to the latest in 2021, this dictionary celebrates the incredibly rich body of fiction, poetry, memoirs, plays, and children’s literature. Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 700 cross-referenced entries on genres, major terms, and authors. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about this topic.

Author : Rajini Srikanth,Esther Yae Iwanaga
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0813529662

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Bold Words by Rajini Srikanth,Esther Yae Iwanaga Pdf

This anthology covers writings by Asian Americans in all genres, from the early twentieth century to the present. Some sixty authors of Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, South Asian, and Southeast Asian American origin are represented, with an equal split between male and female writers. The collection is divided into four sections-memoir, fiction, poetry, and drama-prefaced by an introductory essay from a well-known practitioner of that genre: Meena Alexander on memoir, Gary Pak on fiction, Eileen Tabios on poetry, and Roberta Uno on drama. The selections depict the complex realities and wide range of experiences of Asians in the United States. They illuminate the writers' creative responses to issues as diverse as resistance, aesthetics, biculturalism, sexuality, gender relations, racism, war, diaspora, and family.

Author : Margo King Lenson
Publisher : Tui Communications
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0972619127

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Pacific Voices Talk Story by Margo King Lenson Pdf

Pacific Voices Talk Story invites Pacific Americans to record their hearts and minds to be turned into pages not only Pacific Americans want to read, but our neighbors up the street. We ve much to learn about ourselves, other Islanders here, and the diversity of America. If we re not talking to each other now, reading Pacific Voices Talk Story will tell you that tribalism and village mentalities followed us to the mainland. Read and join the dialogue of Pacific Americans claiming new identities and finding a place in the mainland that trumps their nostalgic past.

Author : Shirley Lim
Publisher : Temple University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 1592134513

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Transnational Asian American Literature by Shirley Lim Pdf

Examines the diasporic and transnational aspects of Asian-American literature and engages works of prose and poetry as aesthetic articulations of the fluid transnational identities formed by Asian-American writers.

Author : A. Robert Lee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1578066441

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Multicultural American Literature by A. Robert Lee Pdf

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Author : Diane Glancy,Mark Nowak
Publisher : Minneapolis, Mn : Coffee House Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015046361161

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Visit Teepee Town by Diane Glancy,Mark Nowak Pdf

The first Native American postmodern poetry anthology. A revival of the magic of sound.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Books
ISBN : STANFORD:36105113576875

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Rapport by Anonim Pdf

Author : Emmanuel S. Nelson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2003-06-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313017094

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Contemporary Gay American Poets and Playwrights by Emmanuel S. Nelson Pdf

Gay presence is nothing new to American verse and theater. Homoerotic themes are discernible in American poetry as early as the 19th century, and identifiably gay characters appeared on the American stage more than 70 years ago. But aside from a few notable exceptions, gay artists of earlier generations felt compelled to avoid sexual candor in their writings. Conversely, most contemporary gay poets and playwrights are free from such constraints and have created a remarkable body of work. This reference is a guide to their creative achievements. Alphabetically arranged entries present 62 contemporary gay American poets and dramatists. While the majority of included writers are younger artists who came of age in the post-Stonewall U.S., some are older authors whose work has continued or persisted into recent decades. A number of these writers are well known, including Edward Albee, Harvey Fierstein, and Allen Ginsberg. Others, such as Alan Bowne, Timothy Liu, and Robert O'Hara, merit wider recognition. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and includes a biography, a discussion of major works and themes, an overview of the author's critical reception, and primary and secondary bibliographies.

Author : Kevin McAleer
Publisher : PalmArtPress
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-20
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9783962580216

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Surferboy by Kevin McAleer Pdf

Steve wants to be a surfer – one of those demi-gods who walk on water. But for a kid from the San Fernando Valley who's scared of the ocean this is no easy task. Through his encounters with tough Malibu locals, shady surfboard designers, haole-hating Hawaiians, uptight surf stars, sex-hungry surf groupies and stoned big-wave riders, Steve learns the humorous as well as the darker side of surfing. With finely honed irony and a lightness of touch, Kevin McAleer tells a story of friendship, coming of age in the 1970s, and the fascination of surfing – while also imparting a wealth of knowledge that can compete with any how-to book on the sport (including an extensive surf glossary as appendix).

Author : Vilsoni Hereniko,Rob Wilson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0847691438

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Inside Out by Vilsoni Hereniko,Rob Wilson Pdf

In a time of dynamism and contradiction in Pacific cultural production, a time of 'turning things over' and 'writing from the inside out, ' this far-reaching volume provides a comprehensive set of essays and interviews on the emergent literatures of the New Pacific. With its dynamic combination of important position papers, polemics, and decolonizing critiques by noted authors and of analysis by new and established post-colonial scholars, this volume exposes 'the maze and mix of literatures and cultural identities breaking down and building up across the Pacific Ocean.' This pioneering work will be the definitive resource for anyone researching or teaching Pacific literature and will be invaluable for bringing Pacific culture to readers outside the region

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Books
ISBN : UOM:39015078353300

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MultiCultural Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 734 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : American literature
ISBN : UCD:31175025330351

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The Publishers Weekly by Anonim Pdf

Author : Beverly Yuen Thompson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Asian American bisexual people
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110972218

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The Politics of Bisexual/biracial Identity by Beverly Yuen Thompson Pdf