Author: Bob Dye
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824817725
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Merchant Prince of the Sandalwood Mountains will give readers an in-depth account of one of Hawaii most intriguing personalities and the role of the Chinese in nineteenth-century Hawaii.
Merchant Prince of the Sandalwood Mountains
Author: Bob Dye
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824817725
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Merchant Prince of the Sandalwood Mountains will give readers an in-depth account of one of Hawaii most intriguing personalities and the role of the Chinese in nineteenth-century Hawaii.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824817725
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Merchant Prince of the Sandalwood Mountains will give readers an in-depth account of one of Hawaii most intriguing personalities and the role of the Chinese in nineteenth-century Hawaii.
The Sandalwood Mountains
Author: Tin-Yuke Char
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Ethnic history of Chinese immigration in the Hawaiian Islands.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Ethnic history of Chinese immigration in the Hawaiian Islands.
Island Fire
Author: Cheryl A. Harstad
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824826284
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
From the poignant "The Queen's Prayer," written by Hawaii's last reigning monarch, to Ryan Monico's "The Million-Dollar Mango Tree," a tribute to his grandfather's pickled mango, the editors present finely textured narratives of life in Hawaii by some of the state's most respected writers and observers.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824826284
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
From the poignant "The Queen's Prayer," written by Hawaii's last reigning monarch, to Ryan Monico's "The Million-Dollar Mango Tree," a tribute to his grandfather's pickled mango, the editors present finely textured narratives of life in Hawaii by some of the state's most respected writers and observers.
Maxine Hong Kingston
Author: Helena Grice
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1847795633
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Since the publication of The Woman Warrior in 1976, Maxine Hong Kingston has gained a reputation as one of the most popular -- and controversial -- writers in the Asian American literary tradition. In this volume Grice traces Kingston's development as a writer and cultural activist through both ethnic and feminist discourses, investigating her novels, occasional writings and her two-book 'life-writing project'. The publication of The Woman Warrior not only propelled Kingston into the mainstream literary limelight, but also precipitated a vicious and ongoing controversy in Asian American letters over the authenticity -- or fakery -- of her cultural references. Grice traces the debates through the appearance of China Men (1981), as well as the novels, Tripmaster Monkey (1989) and her most recent work, The Fifth Book of Peace. Maxine Hong Kingston will be of value to students and academics researching in the areas of diaspora writing, contemporary American and Asian- Amercianfiction, as well as feminist and postcolonial literature.
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1847795633
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Since the publication of The Woman Warrior in 1976, Maxine Hong Kingston has gained a reputation as one of the most popular -- and controversial -- writers in the Asian American literary tradition. In this volume Grice traces Kingston's development as a writer and cultural activist through both ethnic and feminist discourses, investigating her novels, occasional writings and her two-book 'life-writing project'. The publication of The Woman Warrior not only propelled Kingston into the mainstream literary limelight, but also precipitated a vicious and ongoing controversy in Asian American letters over the authenticity -- or fakery -- of her cultural references. Grice traces the debates through the appearance of China Men (1981), as well as the novels, Tripmaster Monkey (1989) and her most recent work, The Fifth Book of Peace. Maxine Hong Kingston will be of value to students and academics researching in the areas of diaspora writing, contemporary American and Asian- Amercianfiction, as well as feminist and postcolonial literature.
China Men
Author: Maxine Hong Kingston
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0679723285
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The author chronicles the lives of three generations of Chinese men in America, woven from memory, myth and fact. Here's a storyteller's tale of what they endured in a strange new land.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0679723285
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The author chronicles the lives of three generations of Chinese men in America, woven from memory, myth and fact. Here's a storyteller's tale of what they endured in a strange new land.
The Chinese Diaspora
Author: Laurence J. C. Ma
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742517561
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Leading scholars in the field consider the profound importance of meanings of place and the spatial processes of mobility and settlement for the Chinese overseas. Visit our website for sample chapters!
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742517561
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Leading scholars in the field consider the profound importance of meanings of place and the spatial processes of mobility and settlement for the Chinese overseas. Visit our website for sample chapters!
The Korean Frontier in America
Author: Wayne Patterson
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824816506
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Korean immigration to Hawaii provides a striking glimpse of the inner workings of Yi-dynasty Korea in its final decade. It is a picture of confusion, functionalism, corruption, oppression, and failure of leadership at all levels of government. Patterson suggests that the weakness of the Korean government on the issue of emigration made it easier for Japanese imperialism to succeed in Korea. He also revises the standard interpretation of Japanese foreign policy by suggestion that prestige—the need to prevent the United States from passing a Japanese exclusion act—as well as security was a motivating factor in the establishment of a protectorate over Korea in 1905. In the process he uncovers a heretofore hidden link between Japanese imperialism in Korea and Japanese-American relations at the turn of the century. The author has made extensive use of archival materials in Korea, Japan, Hawaii, and Washington, D.C. in researching a subject that has been neglected both in the United States and Korea. The study presents new information on the subject along with a keen analysis and innovative interpretation in a readable and accessible style. The work will be of significant value to specialists in Korean history, Korean-American relations, Japanese history, Japanese-Korean relations, U.S.-Japanese relations, Hawaiian history, and U.S. diplomatic history.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824816506
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Korean immigration to Hawaii provides a striking glimpse of the inner workings of Yi-dynasty Korea in its final decade. It is a picture of confusion, functionalism, corruption, oppression, and failure of leadership at all levels of government. Patterson suggests that the weakness of the Korean government on the issue of emigration made it easier for Japanese imperialism to succeed in Korea. He also revises the standard interpretation of Japanese foreign policy by suggestion that prestige—the need to prevent the United States from passing a Japanese exclusion act—as well as security was a motivating factor in the establishment of a protectorate over Korea in 1905. In the process he uncovers a heretofore hidden link between Japanese imperialism in Korea and Japanese-American relations at the turn of the century. The author has made extensive use of archival materials in Korea, Japan, Hawaii, and Washington, D.C. in researching a subject that has been neglected both in the United States and Korea. The study presents new information on the subject along with a keen analysis and innovative interpretation in a readable and accessible style. The work will be of significant value to specialists in Korean history, Korean-American relations, Japanese history, Japanese-Korean relations, U.S.-Japanese relations, Hawaiian history, and U.S. diplomatic history.
Natural History of Hawaii, Being an Account of the Hawaiian People, the Geology and Geography of the Islands, and the Native and Introduced Plants and Animals of the Group
Author: William Alanson Bryan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
On the Legacy of Maxine Hong Kingston
Author: Sämi Ludwig
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN: 3643902999
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
This book is a collection of recent scholarship on Maxine Hong Kingston, gathered on the occasion of the very first conference ever devoted exclusively to Kingston and to celebrate her opera omnia. Featuring the work of researchers from four continents, the book represents the cosmopolitan reception of the most important Asian American author. In addition to many new angles on her two canonical postmodern autobiographies, The Woman Warrior and China Men, this collection also tackles Kingston's less frequently discussed writings and her most recent publications. Parallel readings and comparisons further test her legacy in the sense of her enduring influence on younger Asian American writers. Though it is a conference book, this peer-reviewed volume includes additional articles by selected scholars. It also contains original presentations by Maxine and her husband Earll Kingston. (Series: Contributions to Asian American Literary Studies - Vol. 7)
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN: 3643902999
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
This book is a collection of recent scholarship on Maxine Hong Kingston, gathered on the occasion of the very first conference ever devoted exclusively to Kingston and to celebrate her opera omnia. Featuring the work of researchers from four continents, the book represents the cosmopolitan reception of the most important Asian American author. In addition to many new angles on her two canonical postmodern autobiographies, The Woman Warrior and China Men, this collection also tackles Kingston's less frequently discussed writings and her most recent publications. Parallel readings and comparisons further test her legacy in the sense of her enduring influence on younger Asian American writers. Though it is a conference book, this peer-reviewed volume includes additional articles by selected scholars. It also contains original presentations by Maxine and her husband Earll Kingston. (Series: Contributions to Asian American Literary Studies - Vol. 7)
Visions of Whiteness in Selected Works of Asian American Literature
Author: Klara Szmańko
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476620431
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Author Toni Morrison stressed the need to analyze race in American literature by white authors by shifting focus "from the racial object to the racial subject." Representations of whiteness in certain works by Asian American authors reveal what happens when the visual dynamics of ethnography are reversed, and those persons often considered as objects--Asian Americans, other minorities--are allowed to see and judge those who so often objectify them. This study emphasizes social power structures, the aesthetics of whiteness and transformational identity politics. Works examined include Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior (1976) and China Men (1980), and The Fifth Book of Peace (2003); Leonard Chang's The Fruit 'N Food (1996); and, Joy Kogawa's Obasan (1981).
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476620431
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Author Toni Morrison stressed the need to analyze race in American literature by white authors by shifting focus "from the racial object to the racial subject." Representations of whiteness in certain works by Asian American authors reveal what happens when the visual dynamics of ethnography are reversed, and those persons often considered as objects--Asian Americans, other minorities--are allowed to see and judge those who so often objectify them. This study emphasizes social power structures, the aesthetics of whiteness and transformational identity politics. Works examined include Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior (1976) and China Men (1980), and The Fifth Book of Peace (2003); Leonard Chang's The Fruit 'N Food (1996); and, Joy Kogawa's Obasan (1981).