Weight of Culture: Interpreting Contemporary Chinese American Literature

Author: Li Guicang
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: This book explores the formation and diversity of identity and cultural recognition of Chinese Americans/Chinese descent in contemporary Chinese American literature. Through an analysis of the works of novelists such as Kingston, Jung Chang, Huang Yongxiu, Maxine Hong Kingston, and Amy Tan, as well as poets like Li Liyang and Marilyn Chin, it examines different perspectives on Chinese American identity, providing insights for the Chinese literary and academic communities to better understand and recognize contemporary Chinese American literature.