The Forbidden Stitch: An Asian American Women’s Anthology edited by Shirley Geok-lin Lim, Mayumi Tsutakawa, and Margarita Donnelly [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]
01 Mar, by in Adult Readers, Fiction, Nonfiction, Pan-Asian Pacific American, Poetry, Repost, Short Stories
A rich collection of poetry, short stories, visual art, and reviews which together
Review: "Asian American Titles," What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature, Gale Research, 1997
Readers: Adult
Published: 1989...
A colorful collection of writings by women of various backgrounds, the majority of whom are either Hawaiian by birth or by adopted residency.
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