AMCULT 204 Lecture 14: Rethinking Asian American Literature
26 Jun 2018
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● Context of asian american writing
● Sui sin far 1865-1914
○ Origin of asian literature
○ Canadian writers
○ Edith maud eaton and her sister winnifred lillie eaton (onoto watana)
○ First asian american novel published by british, canadian, asian american
○ Wrote collection of “mrs spring fragrance”
○ Wrote on behalf of chinese and the americas
○ Born in england to a chinese mother and british father
● Carlos bulosan’s america is in the heart (1946)
● Jade snow wong’s fifth chinese daughter (1950)
● Philippines acquired as a colony
○ Filipino classified as US nationals
● Elements of fiction
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