The Big Aiiieeeee: An Anthology of Chinese American and Japanese American Literature edited by Jeffery Paul Chan, Frank Chin, Lawson Fusao Inada, and Shawn Wong [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]
01 Mar, by in Adult Readers, Chinese American, Fiction, Japanese American, Nonfiction, Repost, Young Adult Readers
A follow-up to the seminal Aiiieeeee!, this anthology highlights over a century of writing by Asian Americans, from the revealing 1875 An English-Chinese Phrase Book, used by the first generation...
A rich collection of poetry, short stories, visual art, and reviews which together
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