Shows how teaching "The Bluest Eye" not only helps students learn about the time period of the novel and its relevant issues and techniques, but also helps them to understand themselves. Shows how it can fit into contemporary literature classes, introductory courses to fiction or literature, or into women's literature classes. (EL)

Lists primary and secondary sources in Chinese-, Japanese-, Korean-, and Filipino-American Literature. (CRH)

Argues that the relationship between Lily and Mrs. Ramsey in Woolf's "To the Lighthouse" is a form of the Oedipal story. According to the theory, Lily must resist Mrs. Ramsey's effort to entice her into the traditional female role and recognize that she can be separate from Mrs. Ramsey's world and still love her. (JC)

Briefly examines some of the historical and cultural backgrounds from which Asian-American literature arises. (CRH)

Explores how Asian-American literature provides unique access to understanding the social history of an often misunderstood American racial minority group. (CRH)

Addresses the issue of literature appreciation and the role of English teachers in encouraging that appreciation. (AEA)