Yvonne's Tips For Teacher Blog

Yvonne's Tips For Teacher Blog

Friday, April 3, 2020

Post 159: What books should I use for my Asian American Literature class?

Post 159: What books should I use for my Asian American Literature/Experience class?




 Dictee by Theresa Hak Kyung Cha


No No Boy by John Okada

Bone by Fae Myenne Ng

Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

Dogeaters by Jessica Hagedorn

M. Butterfly by David Hwang

The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston

America is in the Heart by Carlos Bulosan

Eat a Bowl of Tea by Louis Chu

Orientals by Robert G. Lee

Orientalism by Edward Said

The Chickencoop Chinaman by Frank Chin

Native Speaker by Chang Rae Lee

When Emperor was Divine  Julie Osuka

A Japanese Nightingale by Onoto Watanna

There are many other Asian American books like Aieee by Frank Chin one of the first Asian American anthologies, now considered a classic.

UCLA has an extended Asian American Literature Reading List to choose from.

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