1st Edition
The Asian Pacific American Heritage A Companion to Literature and Arts
Edited By George J. Leonard
Copyright 1999
722 Pages
by
Routledge
690 Pages
by
Routledge
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Meeting the challenge of teaching multiculturalism Students-and their teachers-encountering literature and arts from unfamiliar cultures will welcome the special help this book provides. Instructors who are unfamiliar with Asian Pacific cultures are now being asked to explain a reference to the Year of the Rat, Obon Season, or to interpret a haiku. When Amy Tan refers to the Moon Lady or the... Read more
Special Features *Many of the articles are written in a popular style, accessible and appealing to high school students and lay readers * Other articles are intended for the instructor teaching a multicultural course for the first time who may be unfamiliar with Asian Pacific * American culture * The Companion presents articles written by preeminent authorities in their field * A Cultural Lexicon or glossary of terms and concepts, a Chronology, Suggestions for Further Reading, and a section on useful Statistics enhance the reference value of this unique volume *The articles address women's issues and contributions in detail *A selection of first-person memoirs personalize culture and customs in a dramatic and compelling way.
Biography
George J. Leonard is a Professor of Interdisciplinary Humanities at San Francisco State University, and has taught at Yale, Scripps College/Claremont and in Beijing. Among his many scholarly publications, including Into the Light of Things: the Art of the Commonplace from Wordsworth to John Cage, Leonard is also the author of popular novels, Beyond Control, (Macmillan) and The Ice Cathedral (Simon and Schuster).
"It's official; the vacuum at the heart of Asian American studies has finally been eliminated with a credible sourcebook. Essential reading in Asian Pacific 'new world' culturual studies. All collections." -- Choice
