Eating Identities Reading Food in Asian American Literature

'Eating Identities' is the first book to link food to a wide range of Asian American concerns such as race and sexuality. Xu provides lucid and informed interpretations of seven Asian American writers (John Okada, Joy Kogawa, Frank Chin, Li-Young Lee, David Wong Louie, Mei Ng, and Monique...

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Main Author: Xu, Wenying (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Honolulu University of Hawai'i Press 2007
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