Our Feet Walk the Sky: Women of the South Asian Diaspora

By Women's Society of Asian Descent

Book Overview

This compilation is the first comprehensive work to focus on South Asian American and South Asian immigrant women in the U.S. It represents a pioneering effort to collect the critical essays, creative works and personal histories by and about women of South Asian descent. The diverse expressions of identity and experience found here enable us to begin to see how women of South Asian origin define their positions within their respective communities, within wider interethnic networks, and within national and international social, economic, and political frameworks which impact women's lives, both in the United States and in South Asia.

What a relief to finally see Asian women portrayed as strong, independent thinkers. -- Electric Library

A brazenly contemporary approach to literature...offering South Asian women a release from modern social restrictions, allowing them to forge spiritual connections within themselves and with each other...The first collection of its kind, the editors and writers should be commended for their boldness in printing in black and white the controversial ideas of sexuality and revolution that are often forbidden. -- Hinduism Today

A rich anthology, the first of its kind...Over 300 pages, 100 writings and 65 authors, it warrants careful wading...a mix of stories, poems, and academic essays includes rumination on 'authentic' South Asianness in this post modern world of wash and wear saris. -- Ms. Magazine

Our Feet Walk the Sky should be used not simply as another Asian American anthology but as an indicator of South Asian activism and consciousness. For people who are in search of South Asian women voices, this will be a welcome volume; for South Asian scholars and activists, it will be a source of inspiration. -- Amerasia Journal

It's a must-read for anyone interested in the South Asian diaspora. -- India-West

Highly recommended for South Asian collections; also recommended for women's studies collections. -- Library Journal

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 187996032X
• ISBN13: 9781879960329
• Release Date: December 1993
• Publisher: Aunt Lute Books
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Outstanding

As an Indian-American woman, this book filled a void that I faced while developing in the United States. I often felt as if I alone was in constant conflict with my Indian culture and American ideals. This book provides a reference to many different situations that young South Asian women face in this country by facing cultural and religious conflicts head on. I recommend this book to all women of South Asian descent to be read as a reference to our diverse upbringing, so that we understand that there are others out there that are going through similar situations to our own