01 Nov / Re/Collecting Early Asian America: Essays in Cultural History edited by Josephine Lee, Imogene L. Lim, and Yuko Matsukawa [in AsianWeek]
If you can look beyond the lit crit-ese (“acceptance of assimilation as a natural trajectory” or “to transcend hegemonic and racially prejudiced narratives of integration” blah blah blah), the 20 well-documented essays here actually offer a wealth of fabulous information about definitions, memory, and history.
Review: “New and Notable Books,” AsianWeek, November 1, 2002
Readers: Adult
Published: 2002