Grass Roof, Tin Roof by Dao Strom [in AsianWeek]
31 Jan, by in Adult Readers, Fiction, Repost, Southeast Asian American, Vietnamese American
An effective, haunting debut novel about three siblings growing up Vietnamese in America – an often disorienting experience reflected in an elliptical, impressionistic style.
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A look at what means to be “American” through the lens of theater and performance art.
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One man’s vision of a little-known – at least to the West – land as it was a quarter century ago, caught in a glorious mix of Chinese and Portuguese influences.
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Already a bestseller in India and Australia, this debut novel by LeHunte (who is hapa of South Asian and British parents) centers around the family of Aakash, a sage and healer who...
Four generations of the Lee family, in a tale that reads more like a novel than a memoir, who criss-cross continents over sprawling historical eras. And yes, it’s true – Lee’s father cannot travel...
A slim introduction to Yasunari Kawabata, Yukio Mishima, Jun’ichiro Tanizaki, Ryotaro Shiba, and Kobo Abe by the much-recognized Japanese literature scholar who knows (or knew) them all.
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A British graduate student esconsced in a new life based in Santa Barbara, California, embarks on a labyrinthine worldly journey in search of lost ancient Sufi manuscripts believed to have been smuggled out of Iran.
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A collection of essays in time for the centennial anniversary of Korean American immigration, which focuses on the little known “Korean Diaspora,” made up of some six million Koreans living outside the home country,...
A fascinating look at a much-ignored segment of the APA immigrant population, using intensive, exhaustive interviews with numerous Korean ‘war brides.’
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The legendary Martin Luther King, Jr. remembered as a young boy by his older sister, with images spectacularly captured by the award-winning Korean American illustrator Chris Soentpiet.
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An essay collection that originated from an Im Kwon-Taek film festival/conference at the University of Southern California in 1996. Amazingly enough, this is the very first English language title on South Korean cinema. More...
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With unabashed pride, I readily admit that I’m a Da Chen groupie. I’ve been one since reading and writing about his two luminous bestselling memoirs, Colors of the Mountain (HarperCollins, 2000),...
To Tame the Tiger
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Literary Vagabond Suki Kim Makes Her Debut
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“When people asked me if I would edit an updated edition of Iraq Under Siege, my answer has always been ‘no’ – that I hoped the book would soon become historically obsolete...
The youngest of three gorgeous sisters is confronted by a man who claims to be the love-child of the oldest sister. Family secrets, family expectations, family bonds are all challenged.
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First trade paperback release that captures the 24 hours leading up to noon on August 15, 1945, the fateful day that the Japanese Emperor announced the country’s defeat in World War II....
Brand new edition of the classic collection of almost 300-year-old tidbits on how to live the life of the proper samurai. Historically, its followers have been many and notable, including the legendary writer Yukio Mishima and...
Chinese translation of an award-winning, heart-warming