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In the eyes of mid-twentieth-century white America, “Aiiieeeee!” was the one-dimensional cry from Asian Americans, their singular expression of all emotions—it signified and perpetuated the idea of Asian Americans as inscrutable, foreign, self-hating, undesirable, and obedient. In this anthology first published in 1974, Frank Chin, Jeffery Chan, Lawson Inada, and Shawn Wong reclaimed that shout, outlining the history of Asian American literature and boldly drawing the boundaries for what was truly Asian American and what was white puppetry. Showcasing fourteen uncompromising works from authors such as Carlos Bulosan and John Okada, the editors introduced readers to a variety of daring voices.

Forty-five years later the radical collection continues to spark controversy. While in the seventies it helped establish Asian American literature as a serious and distinct literary tradition, today the editors’ forceful voices reverberate in contemporary discussions about American literary traditions. Now back in print with a new foreword by literary scholar Tara Fickle, this third edition reminds us how Asian Americans fought for—and seized—their place in the American literary canon.

ISBN-13: 9780295746487

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Publication Date: 10-31-2019

Pages: 368

Product Dimensions: 8.30(w) x 5.50(h) x 1.10(d)

Age Range: 18 Years

Series: Classics of Asian American Literature

Frank Chin, Jeffery Paul Chan, Lawson Fusao Inada, and Shawn Wong are the editors of Aiiieeeee! and The Big Aiiieeeee! As members of the Combined Asian Resources Project (CARP), they were instrumental in rediscovering many previously underappreciated works, including America Is in the Heart, No-No Boy, Nisei Daughter, and other classics. Tara Fickle is assistant professor of English at the University of Oregon.

Table of Contents

Foreword Tara Fickle ix

Preface to the First Edition xxv

Aiiieeeee! Revisited: Preface to the 1991 Edition xxxix

Introduction: Fifty Years of Our Whole Voice

An Introduction to Chinese and Japanese American Literature 3

An Introduction to Filipino American Literature 40

Asian American Writers: We Are Not New Here

From America Is in the Heart, a novel Carlos Bulosan 63

The Chinese in Haifa Jeffery Paul Chan 73

From The Frontiers of Love, a novel Diana Chang 97

Act I of The Chickencoop Chinaman Frank Chin 120

From Eat a Bowl of Tea, a novel Louis Chu 155

Act I of The Gold Watch Momoko Iko 171

Rough Notes for Mantos Wallace Lin 206

The Woman Who Makes Swell Doughnuts Toshio Mori 216

From No-No Boy, a novel John Okada 223

Dark Fiesta Oscar Peñaranda 238

The New Anak Sam Tagatac 249

Each Year Grain Shawn Hsu Wong 271

Yoneko's Earthquake Hisaye Yamamoto 280

And the Soul Shall Dance Wakako Yamauchi 298