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The first reference of its kind, this volume includes A-Z entries on 49 nationally and internationally acclaimed Asian American writers of short fiction.

Table of Contents

Himani Bannerji (1942-) by Chandrima Chakraborty
Susham Bedi (1945-) by Alice D'Amore
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard (1947-) by Alicia Otano
Carlos Bulosan (1911-1956) by Aiping Zhang
Jeffery Paul Chan (1942-) by Fu-jen Chen
G. S. Sharat Chandra (1938-2000) by Robert D. Sturr
Diana Chang (1934-) by Janet Hyunju Clarke
Frank Chin (1940-) by Aiping Zhang
Susan Choi (1969-) by Joonseong Park
Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni (1956-) by Rocio G. Davis
Sui Sin Far (Edith Maude Eaton) (1865-1914) by Vanessa Holford Diana
Winnifred Eaton (1875-1954) by Jean Lee Cole
Jessica Hagedorn (1949-) by Aiping Zhang
Gish Jen (1956-) by Suchen Susan Huang
Ha Jin (1956-) Wenxin Li
Lonny Kaneko (1939-) by Kyoko Amano
Alex Kuo (1939-) by Doug Sugano
Jhumpa Lahiri (1967-) by Suchen Susan Huang
Andrew Lam (1963-) by Kim-An Lieberman
Evelyn Lau (1971-) by Nikolas Huot
Chang-rae Lee (1965-) by Joonseong Park
Don Lee (1959-) by Seiwoong Oh
Monfoon Leong (1916-1964) by Amy W. S. Lee
Russell Leong (1950-) by Jie Tian
Shirley Geok-lin Lim (1944-) by John H. Park
David Wong Louie (1954-) by Rocio G. Davis
Darrell H. Y. Lum (1950-) by Kenneth J. Speirs
Rohinton Mistry (1952-) by Alice D'Amore
Shani Mootoo (1958-) by Chandrima Chakraborty
Toshio Mori (1910-1980) by Sarah Catlin Barnhart
Bharati Mukherjee (1940-) by Leela Kapai
Fae Myenne Ng (1956-) by Su-ching Huang
Hualing Nieh (1925-) by Su-ching Huang
Susan Nunes (1943-) by Alice D'Amore
Gary Pak (1952-) by Michael Oishi
Ty Pak (1938-) by Seiwoong Oh
Nahid Rachlin (1947-) by Robert D. Sturr
Raja Rao (1908-) by Chandrima Chakraborty
Patsy Sumie Saiki (1934-) by Amy W. S. Lee
Bienvenido N. Santos (1911-1996) by Nikolas Huot
Kathleen Tyau (1947-) by Gayle K. Sato
Jose Garcia Villa (1908-1997) by Nikolas Huot
Sylvia A. Watanabe (1952-) by Gayle K. Sato
Hisaye Yamamoto (Desoto) (1921-) by Seiwoong Oh
Lois-Ann Yamanaka (1961-) by Kyoko Amano
Karen Tei Yamashita (1951-) by Robin E. Field
Wakako Yamauchi (1942-) by Bill Clem
John Yau (1950-) by Sue-Im Lee
Selected Bibliography
Index
Notes on the Editor and Contributors

About the Author

GUIYOU HUANG is Chair of the Department of English, and Director of the University Honors Program at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania. His previous books include Whitmanism, Imagism, and Modernism in China and America (1997), Asian American Autobiographers (Greenwood, 2001), and Asian American Poets (Greenwood, 2002). He is also Editor of the forthcoming Columbia Guide to Asian American Literature.

Reviews

?[A]n impressive work ... I would be happy to recommend this volume as a study guide for students of Asian-American literature or, equally, as an introduction for interested readers in any context.?-Reference Reviews

?Only in the last 25 years has Asian American literature gained recognition as an autonomous component of American literature. This guide and its companion volumes covering segments of ethnic literature are therefore welcome....Recommended. General and specialized reference collections.?-Choice

?Students should find this reference easy-to-use.?-Booklist/RBB

?The first reference of its kind....should be commended for offering an interesting introduction that offers a close examination of the Asian American short story. Recommended for all libraries.?-Library Journal

"ÝA¨n impressive work ... I would be happy to recommend this volume as a study guide for students of Asian-American literature or, equally, as an introduction for interested readers in any context."-Reference Reviews

"[A]n impressive work ... I would be happy to recommend this volume as a study guide for students of Asian-American literature or, equally, as an introduction for interested readers in any context."-Reference Reviews

"Students should find this reference easy-to-use."-Booklist/RBB

"The first reference of its kind....should be commended for offering an interesting introduction that offers a close examination of the Asian American short story. Recommended for all libraries."-Library Journal

"Only in the last 25 years has Asian American literature gained recognition as an autonomous component of American literature. This guide and its companion volumes covering segments of ethnic literature are therefore welcome....Recommended. General and specialized reference collections."-Choice