New Immigrant Literatures In The United States
During the last 50 years, the United States has become the home of immigrants from many Asian and Caribbean countries, and it has continued to receive people from European countries as well. Writers from these immigrant groups have greatly enriched American literature and society since World War II, and their works reflect their experiences as newcomers to the United States. Furthermore, their writings reflect their cultural heritage and tell the story of their ancestral lands. This reference...
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Chapters by expert contributors provide critical and bibliographical information for immigrant literatures in the United States since World War II.Library JournalEditor Knippling (postcolonial literature, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln) has put together a unique, comprehensive, and versatile introduction to the contributions of immigrants to the post-World War II literature of the United States. The book is organized into sections devoted to Asian American, Caribbean American, European American, and Latin American literatures, with individual chapters treating such previously neglected groups as Pakistani Americans, Korean Americans, and Finnish Americans. Wherever possible, the writings of immigrant women are discussed. Most chapters focus on English-language sources, but some discuss non-English writing. A helpful treatment of languages and translation fill out the dominant discussion of works in English. Also included where appropriate are prose, nonfiction, and autobiographical texts, as well as work in new media, such as music performance, film, and television. The work performs two complementary but very different functions. First, each of the 22 chapters on individual immigrant literatures gives basic information about the ethnic group, its culture, and its immigrant history in the United States, which with the notes and a comprehensive bibliography results in a concise reference chapter on that particular group's contribution to U.S. literature. Second, each chapter contains expert critical and interpretive essays on the dominant concerns, major authors, early and recent works, and prevailing genres of each group, satisfying the scholar's need for critical and contextual perspective. Recommended for academic and larger collections.Paul A. D'Alessandro, Portland P.L., Me.
PrefaceIntroduction1Arab-American Literature32Armenian-American Literature193Chinese-American Literature434Filipino-American Literature675Indian-American Literature916Iranian-American Literature1097Japanese-American Literature1258Korean-American Literature1439Pakistani-American Literature15910Anglophone Caribbean-American Literature17111Cuban-American Literature18712Dominican-American Literature20713Puerto Rican-American Literature22114Finnish-American Literature24315Greek-American Literature25316Irish-American Literature26517Italian/American Literature28118Jewish-American Literature29519Sephardic Jewish-American Literature30920Polish-American Literature31921Slovak-American and Czech-american Literature32922Mexican-American Literature341Selected Bibliography367Index371About the Contributors383
\ Library JournalEditor Knippling (postcolonial literature, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln) has put together a unique, comprehensive, and versatile introduction to the contributions of immigrants to the post-World War II literature of the United States. The book is organized into sections devoted to Asian American, Caribbean American, European American, and Latin American literatures, with individual chapters treating such previously neglected groups as Pakistani Americans, Korean Americans, and Finnish Americans. Wherever possible, the writings of immigrant women are discussed. Most chapters focus on English-language sources, but some discuss non-English writing. A helpful treatment of languages and translation fill out the dominant discussion of works in English. Also included where appropriate are prose, nonfiction, and autobiographical texts, as well as work in new media, such as music performance, film, and television. The work performs two complementary but very different functions. First, each of the 22 chapters on individual immigrant literatures gives basic information about the ethnic group, its culture, and its immigrant history in the United States, which with the notes and a comprehensive bibliography results in a concise reference chapter on that particular group's contribution to U.S. literature. Second, each chapter contains expert critical and interpretive essays on the dominant concerns, major authors, early and recent works, and prevailing genres of each group, satisfying the scholar's need for critical and contextual perspective. Recommended for academic and larger collections.Paul A. D'Alessandro, Portland P.L., Me.\ \ \ \ \ BooknewsSurveys the literature written since World War II by immigrants to the US, focusing on groups that have been marginalized, and often including discussions of women's writing within the ethnic genre. The 22 essays and primary and secondary bibliographies cover works by Americans of Asian, Caribbean, European, and Mexican descent even if their families arrived before the study period. Most of the works considered are in English, though reference is made to native-language literature. Some significant autobiographical material is listed along with the fiction, poetry, drama, and so on. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
