Routledge Companion to Asian American and Pacific Islander Literature

The Routledge Companion to Asian American and Pacific Islander Literature offers a general introduction as well as a range of critical approaches to this important and expanding field. Divided into three sections, the volume:Introduces ",keywords", connecting the theories, themes and methodologies distinctive to Asian American LiteratureAddresses historical periods, geographies and literary identitiesLooks at different genre, form and interdisciplinarityWith 41 essays from scholars in the field this collection is a comprehensive guide to a significant area of literary study for students and teachers of Ethnic American, Asian diasporic and Pacific Islander Literature.Contributors: Christine Balance, Victor Bascara, Leslie Bow, Joshua Chambers-Letson, Tina Chen, Anne Cheng, Mark Chiang, Patricia Chu, Robert Diaz, Pin-chia Feng, Tara Fickle, Helena Grice, Eric Hayot, Tamara Ho, Hsuan Hsu, Laura Hyun Yi Kang, Mark Jerng, Daniel Kim, Jodi Kim, James Kyung-Jin Lee, Rachel Lee, Colleen Lye, Jinqi Ling, Sean Metzger, Susette Min, Susan Najita, Viet Nguyen, Erin Ninh, Eve Oishi, Josephine Park, Steven Salaita, Shu-mei Shi, Rajini Srinkanth, Brian Kim Stefans, Erin Suzuki, Theresa Tensuan, Cynthia Tolentino, Thuy Tu, Eleanor Ty, Traise Yamamoto, Timothy Yu