Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface to the First Edition xxv
5. Aiiieeeee! Revisited: Preface to the 1991 Edition xxxix
6. INTRODUCTION: Fifty Years of Our Whole Voice
7. Introduction 1
8. An Introduction to Chinese and Japanese American Literature 3
9. An Introduction to Filipino American Literature 40
10. ASIAN AMERICAN WRITERS: We Are Not New Here
11. Carlos Bulosan: From America Is in the Heart, a novel 62
12. Jeffery Paul Chan: The Chinese in Haifa 72
13. Diana Chang: From The Frontiers of Love, a novel 96
14. Frank Chin: Act I of The Chickencoop Chinaman 119
15. Louis Chu: From Eat a Bowl of Tea, a novel 154
16. Momoko Iko: Act I of The Gold Watch 170
17. Wallace Lin: Rough Notes for Mantos 205
18. Toshio Mori: The Woman Who Makes Swell Doughnuts 215
19. John Okada: From No-No Boy, a novel 220
20. Oscar Peñaranda: Dark Fiesta 237
21. Sam Tagatac: The New Anak 248
22. Shawn Hsu Wong: Each Year Grain 270
23. Hisaye Yamamoto: Yoneko’s Earthquake 278
24. Wakako Yamauchi: And the Soul Shall Dance 296
25. Credits 309
26. Classics of Asian American Literature 310