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This is a list of Asian American writers, authors, and poets who have Wikipedia pages. ... Elaine H. Kim, author of Asian American Literature: An Introduction to the ...
Asian American literature is the body of literature produced in the United States by writers of Asian descent. Since the 1970s, Asian American literature has grown from an emerging category to an established tradition [1] with numerous works becoming bestsellers [2] and winning mainstream awards, including the Pulitzer Prize [3] and the ...
Books and stories by Asian-American (U.S.) authors, with specific emphasis on people descended from the UN-defined sub-regions of East, Southeast, South Asia, and West Asia (which includes Iran). The novels and plays have been sorted into their subcategories; the remaining titles represent nonfiction, along with story and poetry collections.
Korean American literature treats a wide range of topics including Korean life in America, the intersection of American and Korean culture in the lives of young Korean Americans, as well as life and history on the Korean peninsula.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American writers. It includes writers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This category page lists citizens of the United States of either full or partial Asian origin or descent who have been notable writers .
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The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Asian American Literature (3 vol. 2008) excerpt and text search; Japanese American National Museum. Encyclopedia of Japanese American History: An A-To-Z Reference from 1868 to the Present (2nd ed. 2000) Kim, Hyung-Chan, ed. Dictionary of Asian American History (1986) 629pp; online edition
These stances have been controversial, especially after the rise of East Asian American women's literature (Maxine Hong Kingston, Amy Tan et al.) and the change in East Asian American demographics in the 1980s, when more Asian American writers were immigrants and/or from other Asian cultures (e.g. Korean, Indian, Vietnamese).