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Tables of Contents for Chinese American Writers
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
A Note to the Reader
ix
Acknowledgments
xiii
CHINESE AMERICAN LITERATURE
History of Chinese American Literature
1
23
Overview
1
7
The Evolution of Chinese American Literature
8
16
Representative Writers
24
15
Relevance of Chinese American Literature
39
6
Significance
39
3
Historical Foundation
42
1
Related Literary Movements
43
2
Hallmark Works
45
45
Critical Response
90
24
Selected Criticism
90
18
Cultural Responses to Chinese American Literature
108
6
Chinese American Literature and Other Media
114
11
Music
114
2
Motion Pictures
116
3
Popular Media Representations of Chinese and Chinese Americans
119
2
Transcending Stereotypes: Pearl S. Buck
121
4
Chinese American Literature as Studied
125
8
Archetypal Characters
125
4
Themes
129
2
Images, Metaphors, and Allusions
131
2
Resources for Study of Chinese American Literature
133
22
Study Questions
135
2
Glossary of Terms
137
2
Selected Bibliography
139
16
Master Index
155