Asian American Women`s Popular Literature – Feminizing Genres and Neoliberal Be…

Asian American Women's Popular LiteratureFeminizing Genres and Neoliberal Belonging\nAuthor(s): Pamela Thoma\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Temple University Press,U.S., United States\nImprint: Temple University Press,U.S.\nISBN-13: 9781439910191, 978-1439910191\nSynopsis\nPopular genre fiction written by Asian American women and featuring Asian American characters gained a market presence in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. These crossover books-mother-daughter narratives, chick lit, detective fiction, and food writing-attempt to bridge ethnic audiences and a broader reading public. In Asian American Women's Popular Literature, Pamela Thoma considers how these books both depict contemporary American-ness and contribute critically to public dialogue about national [url] such as Michelle Yu and Blossom Kans China Dolls and Sonia Singhs Goddess for Hire, or mysteries including Sujata Masseys Girl in a Box and Suki Kims The Interpreter, reveal Asian American womens a.