The Routledge Companion to Asian American and Pacific Islander Literature

The Routledge Companion to Asian American and Pacific Islander Literature offers a general introduction as well as a range of critical approaches to this important and expanding field. Divided into three sections, the volume:_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Introduces "keywords" connecting the theories, themes and methodologies distinctive to Asian American Literature_x005F_x000D_ Addresses historical periods, geographies and literary identities_x005F_x000D_ Looks at different genre, form and interdisciplinarity_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ With 48 essays from scholars in the field this collection is a comprehensive guide to a significant area of literary study for students and teachers of Ethnic American, Asian diasporic and Pacific Islander Literature.