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Ingratitude : the debt-bound daughter in Asian American literature / erin Khuê Ninh.
Anger and bitterness tend to pervade narratives written by second generation Asian American daughters, despite their largely unremarkable upbringings. In Ingratitude, erin Khuê Ninh explores this apparent paradox, locating in the origins of these women's maddeningly immaterial suffering not only racial hegemonies but also the structure of the immigrant family itself. She argues that the filial debt of these women both demands and defies repayment--all the better to produce the docile subjects of a model minority. Through readings of Jade Snow Wong's Fifth Chinese Daughter, Maxine Hong Kingsto.
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- ISBN: 9780814758441
- ISBN: 0814758444
- ISBN: 9780814758458
- ISBN: 0814758452
- ISBN: 9780814758854
- ISBN: 0814758851
- Physical Description: vii, 207 pages ; 23 cm
- Publisher: New York : New York University Press, [2011]
- Copyright: ©2011
Content descriptions
| Dissertation Note: | Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, Spring 2005. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The filial debtor: Jade Snow Wong -- Refractions of harm: Maxine Hong Kingston -- The caring of jailers: Evelyn Lau, Catherine Liu -- Desirable daughters: Fae Myenne Ng, Elaine Mar, Chitra Divakaruni. |
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| Subject: | American literature > Asian American authors. Mothers and daughters. Fathers and daughters. Obedience. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Carr University of Art + Design | PS508 .A8 N56 2011 (Text) | 30244769 | Book | Volume hold | Available | - |
