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Growing Up Ethnic in America: Contemporary Fiction About Learning to Be American
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Stories navigating the commplicated terrain of race in America, from acclaimed writers like Toni Morrison, E.L. Doctorow, Sandra Cisneros, Sherman Alexie, and Amy TanThe editors who brought us Unsettling America and Identity Lessons have compiled a short-story anthology that focuses on themes of racial and ethnic assimilation. With humor, passion, and grace, the contributors lay bare poignant attempts at conformity and the alienation sometimes experienced by ethnic Americans. But they also tell of the strength gained through the preservation of their communities, and the realization that it was often their difference from the norm that helped them to succeed. In pieces suggesting that American identity is far from settled, these writers illustrate the diversity that is the source of both the nation’s great discord and infinite promise.”These beautiful stories radiate with the poignant, ingenious ways young people come to terms with their ethnic identities, negotiating their families, school, friends and their futures . . . This exemplary collection fulfills the editors’ aims: to open dialogue and encourage the telling of difficult, adaptive or affirming life experiences.” -Publisher’s Weekly
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| Weight | 0.35 kg |
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| Dimensions | 2.16 × 13.49 × 3.65 cm |
| Pages | 400 |
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| Format Old` | |
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| Year Published | 1999-11-1 |
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| Publication City/Country | USA |
| ISBN 10 | 0140280634 |
| About The Author | Maria Mazziotti Gillan is the director of The Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College in Paterson, New Jersey. She is the author of five collections of poetry. |
"These beautiful stories radiate with the poignant, ingenious ways young people come to terms with their ethnic identities, negotiating their families, school, friends and their futures . . . This exemplary collection fulfills the editors' aims: to open dialogue and encourage the telling of difficult, adaptive or affirming life experiences." -Publisher's Weekly | |
| Table Of Content | IntroductionPerformingE.L. Doctorow: The Writer in the FamilyAmy Tan: Rules of the GameGary Soto: Looking for WorkBebe Moore Campbell: The Best Deal in AmericaNash Candelaria: The Day the Cisco Kid Shot John WayneDarryl Pinckney: The New NegroTiffany Midge: A Half-Breed's Dream VacationKathryn Nocerino: AmericanismFrank Chin: Railroad Standard TimeCrossingJudith Ortiz Cofer: American HistoryLouise Erdrich: The Red ConvertibleToni Morrison: from The Bluest EyeLynne Sharon Schwartz: Killing the BeesMary Bucci Bush: DrowningLiz Rosenberg: MagicDaniel Asa Rose: The Cossacks of ConnecticutSandra Cisneros: MericansNegotiatingGish Jen: What Means SwitchLaura Boss: Myrna and MeBruce A. Jacobs: Dinner with FatherBeena Kamlani: Brandy CakeEnid Dame: Drowning KittensDiane Glancy: Portrait of the Lone SurvivorJoseph Geha: Holy ToledoMaria Mazziotti Gillan: Carlton Fredericks and My MotherAfaa Michael Weaver: Honey BoyBridgingSherman Alexie: This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, ArizonaVeronica Chambers: from Mama's GirlDiane di Prima: from Recollections of My Life as a WomanNaomi Shihab Nye: Red Velvet DressFred L. Gardaphé: Grandpa's "Chicaudies"Roshni Rustomji: Thanksgiving in a Monsoonless LandSimon J. Ortiz: To Change in a Good WayHelena María Virmontes: The MothsSylvia A. Watanabe: Talking to the DeadContributorsIndex |
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