Southwest Asia: The Transpacific Geographies of Chicana/o Literature

by Jayson Ty Gonzales Sae-Saue and Jayson Gonzales Sae-Saue

Book Overview

Chicana/o literature is justly acclaimed for the ways it voices opposition to the dominant Anglo culture, speaking for communities ignored by mainstream American media. Yet the world depicted in these texts is not solely inhabited by Anglos and Chicanos; as this groundbreaking new book shows, Asian characters are cast in peripheral but nonetheless pivotal roles. Southwest Asia investigates why key Chicana/o writers, including Am rico Paredes,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813577160
• ISBN13: 9780813577166
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher