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Hom, Marlon K. – Amerasia Journal, 1984
Examines literary works by first-generation Chinese immigrants and Chinese Americans. Reports that each group has been critical in its portrayals of the other, especially when some direct interaction between the two groups is depicted. Asserts that this literature has shown how ethnocentrism has divided the Chinese in America. (KH)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Chinese Americans, Cultural Images
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Woo, Deborah – Amerasia Journal, 1990
Examines Chinese-American author M. H. Kingston's book "The Woman Warrior" and the controversy and literary response to it. Discusses the dilemma of the "ethnic" writer and other issues including the use of literary license and social documentation and tensions between historical and experiential authenticity. (JB)
Descriptors: Authors, Chinese Americans, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences