Book Description
Described by others as quaint and exotic, or as depraved and threatening, and, more recently, as successful and exemplary, the Chinese in America have rarely been asked to describe themselves in their own words. This superb anthology, a diverse and illuminating collection of primary documents and stories by Chinese Americans, provides an intimate and textured history of the Chinese in America from their arrival during the California Gold Rush to the present. Among the documents are letters, speeches, testimonies, oral histories, personal memoirs, poems, essays, and folksongs; many have never been published before or have been translated into English for the first time. They bring to life the diverse voices of immigrants and American-born; laborers, merchants, and professionals; ministers and students; housewives and prostitutes; and community leaders and activists. Together, they provide insight into immigration, work, family and social life, and the longstanding fight for equality and inclusion. Featuring photographs and extensive introductions to the documents written by three leading Chinese American scholars, this compelling volume offers a panoramic perspective on the Chinese American experience and opens new vistas on American social, cultural, and political history.
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In this groundbreaking collection of personal writings, young Asian American girls come together for the first time and engage in a dynamic converstions about the unique challenges they face in their lives. Promoted by a variety of pressing questions from editor Vickie Nam and culled from hundreds of submission from all over the country, these revelatory essays, poems, and stories tackle such complex issues as dual identities, culture clashes, family matters, body image, and the need to find one's voice.
With a foreword by Phoebe Eng, as well as contributions from accomplished Asian American women mentors Janice Mirikitani, Helen Zia, Nora Okja Keller, Lois-Ann Yamanaka, Elaine Kim, Patsy Mink, and Wendy Mink, Yell-Oh Girls! is an inspiring and much-needed resource for young Asian American girls.
Customer Reviews:
great!!!.......2005-03-04
When i first started reading Yell-oh girls, it was kind of boreing and i didn't think i would like it. What drew me to it was the reveiw ont he back of the book. Eventually after i got through the first few pages, i found the book to be really interesting and informative. I thought the author did a great job putting this book together, with all the stories she added into it. I really enjoyed all of them. I never knew what these young girls had to go through. Being called a foreigner everywhere you go,and being stuck between two countries and not knowing which to choose. It must have been really hard!! overall, i thought this book was great!!! :)
Worth YELL-ing about!.......2004-11-03
"YELL-Oh Girls!: Emerging Voices Explore Culture, Identity, and Growing Up Asian American," an anthology edited by Vickie Nam, contains more than 80 pieces (both poetry and prose) written by young Asian American women. There are also a few "mentor pieces" by established Asian American women. The book is organized thematically into 5 main sections: "Orientation: Finding the Way Home," in which writers "explore the Asian American landscape"; "Family Ties," which focuses on relationships with family members; "Dolly Rage," which deals with the intersections of physical appearance, difference, and discrimination; "Finding My Voice," about "wrestling with language, trying to somehow find the words to portray ourselves"; and finally "Girlwind: Emerging Voices for Change," which celebrates the activism of "the women warriors of tomorrow."
Each author is identified by her name (except for a small number of anonymous or pseudonymous pieces), age, and town they have lived or currently live in. Cities from many parts of the United States (California, Hawai'i, Illinois, Virginia, Wisconsin, Texas, etc.) are represented, and there is at least one writer from Canada. The young writers, who range in age from 14 to 22, have cultural/ancestral roots in many different nations: Korea, China, Vietnam, the Philippines, India, Laos.
Over 300 pages long, this anthology is full of fascinating selections. Most of them are very short. Some seem like seeds of what could become longer pieces. Some pieces seem to whet the appetite more successfully than satisfy it, but the best pieces are really noteworthy.
Some of the selections I found most impactful are as follows. "Her Three-Inch Feet," by Jenny Yu: a moving portrait of a great-aunt who had evidently undergone footbinding. "The Other Sister," by Kim McKee: about being adopted and having Caucasian family members. "Going Undercover," by Wendy M. Thompson: a reflection on having both Chinese and African American parentage. "Zine Grrrl," by Kristy Chan: a fascinating piece about alternative literary creativity. "Waving Fans," by Mia Chan Mi Park: about being the drummer for an all-Asian American female rock band. This last piece has my favorite line from the whole book: "YES, Asian American women also rock. . . and we rock hard, dammit!"
This book challenges stereotypes and offers bold new images of young Asian American women. And while rooted in the Asian American female experience, the book addresses many themes that are equally relevant to men and to women of other ethnic/cultural groups. Overall, this is a fine anthology, and a fitting companion to such groundbreaking anthologies as "Home Girls" and "This Bridge Called My Back." "YELL-Oh Girls!" is, in my opinion, a good choice for college courses, for reading groups, or for individual reading.
Expected more.......2004-07-15
I went into this book with the expectation of learning more about the asian american story- instead I got very generic stories. I think it would be better if the writters weren't all just teenagers and early twenties.
Hear Them Wail?.......2003-02-25
As a young Asian female living in the USA, the stuff those are talking here struck me so close to home. The only regretful thing I found in the work was that wailing tone in most of the writing and the quality of those writings which was not very satisfactory. That might be one of the reasons the book looks somewhat lacklustar. You can never attract audiences unless you achieve to express somewhat universal recognition on human condition even through one's tiny and too personal experience. Otherwise, writing works always end up being in a dead end of complain and negativities. This book seems to have alredy done a marvelous job to give the minorities who needs to let their voice heard the opportunuty to Talk. The next goal is to get broader audiences. The quality of the writing would be the inevitable key to success.
MUST READ!.......2003-01-16
I could not put this book down. It's very comforting to know that I am not alone out there.
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"This diverse collection, like Asian America itself, adds up to something far more vibrant than the sum of its voices."
-Eric Liu, author of The Accidental Asian
"There's fury, dignity, and self-awareness in these essays. I found the voices to be energetic and the ideas exciting."
-Diana Son, playwright (Stop Kiss) and co-producer (Law & Order: Criminal Intent)
This refreshing and timely collection of coming-of-age essays, edited and written by young Asian Americans, powerfully captures the joys and struggles of their evolving identities as one of the fastest-growing groups in the nation and poignantly depicts the many oft-conflicting ties they feel to both American and Asian cultures. The essays also highlight the vast cultural diversity within the category of Asian American, yet ultimately reveal how these young people are truly American in their ideals and dreams.
Asian American X is more than a book on identity; it is required reading both for young Asian Americans who seek to understand themselves and their social group, and for all who are interested in keeping abreast of the changing American social terrain.
Customer Reviews:
misrepresentation .......2006-03-03
The quality and thought put into each essay was excellent, though it could've been more diverse class and wealth wise.
While there is an obvious effort by the editors to include South/Southeast/East Asians and Pacific Islanders in order to represent diversely, there seems to have been a lackluster effort to include young APIA voices who are of college-age, but not in college. This would've broaden perspectives, assuming that most of them come from less educated and poorer backgrounds, exposing ideas, thoughts, and desires less uniform.
This a collection of APIA voices in college - hopefully, the editors will make better efforts to broaden the collection if they decide to create a second book.
and I thought I was alone..........2005-12-14
I found this book immensly moving. It's not really because the quality of the writing is all that good. There aren't any deep or poignant metaphors, just real life. I think that's more important than anything. What I liked most about this collection of voices is that I found I related to exactly what people said. I wanted to read more about their lives just to learn more about mine. I recommend it to anyone, Asian or not.
Great read.......2005-02-16
This book provides insightful commentary on what life is like for young Asian Americans growing up in the United States. The collaborative treatment of the subject, driven by a group of talented writers, showcases a large spectrum of inspired voices. An enjoyable read.
A great collection of essays.......2005-01-02
Asian American X sets out to give its reader a broad understanding of today's Asian Americans, but I think it goes further. The collection of essays is really about what it means to be young and grappling with life's most important questions.
Thanks for the reviews.......2004-12-16
I am one of the contributors of AAX and it's really great to read the reviews. Thanks alot for reading and the kind words. Pass on the word! ;-) Oh, and don't stop dreaming.
Book Description
Lalu Nathoy's father called his thirteen-year-old daughter his treasure, his "thousand pieces of gold," yet when famine strikes northern China in 1871, he is forced to sell her. Polly, as Lalu is later called, is sold to a brothel, sold again to a slave merchant bound for America, auctioned to a saloonkeeper, and offered as a prize in a poker game. This biographical novel is the extraordinary story of one woman's fight for independence and dignity in the American West.
Customer Reviews:
A great book........2007-08-04
Every author has their way of writing a book. I won't criticize like how other reader's have on here. My judgement is that we are entitled to our oppinion. Having said that, I love the book esp. after knowing it was based on true events and that it actually happened. I really like this book which is why I am going to be buying myself one.
a beautiful story of love and self-discovery.......2007-07-08
_Thousand Pieces of Gold_ is the biography of Lalu, a young Chinese girl sold by her father, eventually arriving in America where she is first bought by a saloon owner in Idaho, then won in a poker game by another saloon owner who eventually becomes her husband. The journey from rural China to "wild west" has a number of layers to it: of course the personal journey of the heroine, but also the racism and sexism common to the time.
To me, the writing waxed and waned, alternating between beautiful descriptions of the northwest and less enthralling prose, hence the 4 stars. Writing aside, it is a wonderful story as Lalu (later called "Polly") struggles to find happiness and her place in the world - a quest everyone can relate to. As in life, there are set-backs, challenges and frequently things don't work out the way Lalu/Polly had hoped (or planned.) But as Lum McCunn writes, "It (is) not luck that determines the rise and fall of cakes or bread or lives, but skill, strength, and the right ingredients." Lalu/Polly had these characteristics in abundance, and the description of her pluck, courage and will more than make up for any nitpicking (on my part) of the author's writing style.
It is a fabulous summer read and a great story. Recommended.
Great historically based story. Writing is so-so........2006-07-28
This is story of a woman whose saga begins when her father is forced to sell her. She goes through many hands, I won't spoil the story, and eventually lands in the Wild West USA. It's a great story and my only criticism is that the writers style is one of simplicity for the sake of simplicity (you'll understand when you read it).
Thousand Pieces of Gold.......2006-07-05
The film (one of my favorites) inspired me to acquire the book and as usual I found the book to be far superior to the film. The norm since converting a book to film is similiar to condensing.
The book did lack in factual detail which would have made it longer and far more interesting, as a factual historical novel. As a piece on racial discrimination and women's fight for equality it is the best of reading.
For those interested in the subject the book and film are well worth adding to your collection.
Read it, It's mindblowing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2005-12-02
Ali H. 1B
I was fascinated by Lalu journey through the world and her life.
She although being born in China gets to travel half away arournd the world all the way to America before she even turns 13. Her story is trajic but very rebellious and she makes it a point of bieng heard no matter what the situation may be. The book is very interesting and if you have never travelled overseas and witnesed anothor part of the world, you must read this book and learn how different people from different cultures survive on this planet.
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Book Description
In this deeply personal book, Ed Young explores twenty-six Chinese characters, each describing a feeling or emotion, and each containing the symbol for the heart. Through stunning collage art that interprets the visual elements within each character, Young uncovers layers of meanings for words such as joy and sorrow, respect and rudeness. He invites readers to probe the full range of their own emotions and he gives a context for discussing ethics and the similarities between old and new, East and West. It's a book for those who love the beauty of language and the beauty of the heart.
Customer Reviews:
voices of the heart.......2000-12-09
The best gift anyone could receive--young or old. It describes and illustrates with Chinese characters the intellect & thought processes behind emotions. Wonderful concrete examples of those feelings you cannot always understand or explain to yourself, a friend or a child. Simply a work of art and an exquisite study for all generations. Please get more!
Voices of the Heart by Ed Young.......2000-10-21
What a lovely, useful book. When the old Chinese were inventing their writing, they noticed how activities & places evoked feelings & they began to draw the words like pictures as a remembrance. Feelings emerge from somewhere in the middle of our physical selves, & "sorrow" does feel like "opposites," a face off in ourselves. "When the heart is ruled by feelings that oppose each other" is insightful. If we are more able to define feelings like sorrow that converge on us in a moment, maybe we can begin to balanced life too. I can only say this book is most helpful to me. It is absolutely wonderful & more than anything else, useful in meaningful ways for all ages of people.
Voices of the Heart by Ed Young.......2000-10-21
What a lovely, useful book. Our fast paced times don't offer us the leisure to consider the meaning of our emotions and how they inform every moment of our lives. Emotions are like a roller coaster ride we are locked into and we feel powerless. When the old Chinese were inventing their writing, they noticed how activities & places evoked feelings & they began to draw the words like pictures as a remembrance. Feelings emerge from somewhere in the middle of our physical selves, & "sorrow" does feel like "opposites," a face off in ourselves. "When the heart is ruled by feelings that oppose each other" is insightful. If we are more aware and have the capacity to define feelings like sorrow that converge on us in a moment, maybe we could begin to have a better degree of balanced in life. I can only say this is most helpful to me. This book is absolutely wonderful & more than anything else, useful in meaningful ways for all ages of people.
Voices of the Heart by Ed Young.......2000-10-21
What a lovely, useful book. Our fast paced times don't offer us the leisure to consider the meaning of our emotions and how they inform every moment of our lives. Emotions are like a roller coaster ride we are locked into and we feel powerless. When the old Chinese were inventing their writing, they noticed how activities & places evoked feelings & they began to draw the words like pictures as a remembrance. Feelings emerge from somewhere in the middle of our physical selves, & "sorrow" does feel like "opposites," a face off in ourselves. "When the heart is ruled by feelings that oppose each other" is insightful. If we are more aware and have the capacity to define feelings like sorrow that converge on us in a moment, maybe we could begin to have a better degree of balanced in life. I can only say this is most helpful to me. This book is absolutely wonderful & more than anything else, useful in meaningful ways for all ages of people.
Incredibly Beautiful.......2000-03-15
Although meant to be a children's book, this visually stunning work can be appreciated by people of all ages. Ed Young weaves calligraphy, collage, and the written word together in a most incredible way, through the theme of 'the heart'.
I discovered this book about a year ago at a history teachers' conference. This year I purchased my own copy and was told at the time that someone had just purchased it for a wedding (shower) gift. What a great idea!
Book Description
A Thousand Miles of Dreams is an evocative and intimate biography of two Chinese sisters who took very different paths in their quest to be independent women. Ling Shuhao arrived in Cleveland in 1925 to study medicine in the middle of a U.S. crackdown on Chinese immigrant communities, and her effort to assimilate began. She became an American named Amy, while her sister Ling Shuhua burst onto the Beijing literary scene as a writer of short fiction. They were both Chinese modern girls who sought to forge their own way in an era of social revolution and followed trajectories unimaginable to their parents' generation. The journeys of these extraordinary women spanned the twentieth century and three continents in a saga of East-West cultural exchange and personal struggle.
Customer Reviews:
An Amazing Story.......2007-09-28
Amy was my Grandmother and I learned so much about my family history from Sasha's book. I loved the exploration of the truth between the stories that we heard growing up and Sasha's extensive research on the reality of the stories. I loved Sasha's book and consider it an important part of my roots.
Exceptional.......2007-04-08
Professor Welland proves that extensive research and good storytelling are not mutually exclusive, which does not hold true for many of the academic books I have read. This book is unmistakably academic, with Welland adding a scholarly and critical perspective to the events she describes, but that is certainly not a bad thing. Layered with incredible detail, her graceful writing style made the stories of both her ancestors, and the search to reconcile their differences, extremely engaging. Certainly a worthwhile read for anyone interested in Chinese history.
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The second multimedia war history from the bestselling authors of Voices of Valor: D-Day; June 6, 1944. VOICES OF COURAGE tells the story of one of the most heroic efforts in American military historya 77-day struggle for the remote Khe Sanh combat base in 1968, during which 6,000 perilously isolated marines withstood the onslaught of a superior enemy force. Drawing on a vast archive of recorded interviews and written material collected over the past 20 years by Ronald J. Drez and the Eisenhower Center for American Studies at the University of New Orleans, VOICES OF COURAGE will feature a narrative written by Drez and Douglas Brinkley that interweaves testimonials from the soldiers into a gripping account of every aspect of the battle. The book will also include two audio CDs120 minutes of recordings in totalthat will allow readers to hear expanded accounts from the veterans in their own voices, introduced by acclaimed screen actor Stephen Lang.
Customer Reviews:
LBJ's ALAMO & PERSONAL NIGHTMARE.......2007-06-28
LBJ came to see Khe Sanh as a place mixed up between another Alamo and the Texas Rangers, clouded thinking at best, but this controlled much of his decision making.
One of the main issues this book addresses is the question of 'why' this area so important to the NVA, was allowed to become of prime imporatance to us. The other question of just 'why' after the sacrifices of battle which was an American victory, did LBJ immediately have Khe Sanh evacuated; with hardly any media coverage or American public attention to the hardwon U.S. Marine victory.
Both LBJ and Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara, are seen through many of their flaws, some of which eventually caught up with both of them. Unfortuanely, so many American fighting men were dead by the time of that reckoning.
Both LBJ & McNamara were fancifully out-of-touch "during the bloody 77 day" seige with the real events of Khe Sanh, the DMZ, Route 9, and the NVA staging going on in Laos. For all their study and statistics LBJ and McNamara were obtuse in many of their decisions. The manner in which both LBJ and McNamara ignored experienced military men are fully discussed, too.
And the link between TET and Khe Sanh in 1968 is examined, a fact that for few Americans may realize or recall they both took place at the same time, with Khe Sanh being a set piece of TET. It was both Hanoi and the NVA's desire to destroy the Americans as they had the French at Dien Bien Phu in May, 1954. Their desire was to 'annihilate' the Americans at hills 861, 558, 881 N & S, among others and thereby force us forever out of Vietnam, even saying they would kindly then offer a 'red carpet' which we could use to leave. But with their failure at Khe Sanh and TET, 68, that did not happen. With our 24/7 air operations and supply a turnabout for the NVA and General Giap came about, and represented a major blow to Hanoi's thinking.
The main element for me in this book is its arrangement, with each chapter being keyed to its audio CD counterpart. The ability of being able to read the text and then go directly to a CD helps reinforce what you've just read. Unique, on CD 2, an actual mortar, RPG, and artillery attack is captured for the listener to experience. This story and the USMC will stick with understanding and pathos most reader's memory.
As a Vietnam era veteran I can truly recommend this book. Books such as this are rare concerning Vietnam and especially, the battle of Khe Sanh.
Semper Fi.
An excellent history, very well put together. .......2005-09-30
This style of - writing the book and backing it up with the oral history is very effective. The authors have done a superb job of not only telling the story of the troops in combat, but placing it in a context that clearly shows how the war was faught and lost - in Washington - and by (political) extention, the streets of America. I was there in 1967-68 and experienced much of the story being told. The authors are historically faithful in its presentation and artful in the way they humanize the way "it" happened. Particularly for those who were there, this is a must read.
Bill Balzano.......2005-09-29
Having lived through the what the author is writting about I found the information to be right on target. It is laid out in good time date order and kept my interest. I rate this book to be one of the better books written about Khe Sanh for that period of time.
As time goes on ..........2005-09-28
The authors did their apprenticeship with an addition to the Overlord hagiography, and have now worked up to the Vietnam era. In due time, we may expect a re-write of Fallujah and Abu Ghraib. Well, as boys say when they play Army: we killed more of them than they did of us.
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"If you had to choose only one object that embodies the richness of your culture and provides you with a sense of cultural identity, what would it be?" Miriam Kahn and Erin Younger asked this question of the community leaders who helped to create the "Pacific Voices" permanent exhibit at the University of Washington's Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. The answers they received, presented here in Pacific Voices, are intimate, heartfelt, and, in some cases, spellbinding.
The groundbreaking "Pacific Voices" exhibit grew out of a five-year collaborative process that brought together members of Washington State's diverse Asian, Pacific Islander, and Native American communities. The exhibition became a vehicle for the expression of a variety of voices exploring sources of cultural identity: objects, rituals, ceremonies, and traditions that both anchor and showcase the ways of life of Pacific Rim communities.
Each of the seventeen chapters highlights a unique cultural object: Rose Dang and Thuy Vu see the Vietnamese incense burner as a vehicle for carrying prayers; 'Iwalani Christian calls the Hawaiian pahu "the voice of the gods"; the Reverend Dean Koyama describes the Japanese obutsudan as an altar for remembering loved ones; and Vi Hilbert presents the Coast Salish river canoe as "a place to learn patience." Each vibrant narrative is accompanied by colorful photographs and illustrations, and helpful sidebars provide historical and contextual information. Taken together, the stories in Pacific Voices provide a fresh perspective on the multicultural world in which we live, as well asvaluable insights into the diverse cultures of the Pacific Rim.
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"In three days the number of so-called `volunteers' reached over three hundred men. Very quickly they organized us into military units. Just like that I became a North Korean soldier and was on the way to some unknown place."—from the book
South Korean Lee Young Ho was seventeen years old when he was forced to serve in the North Korean People's Army during the first year of the Korean War. After a few months, he deserted the NKPA and returned to Seoul where he joined the South Korean Marine Corps. Ho's experience is only one of the many compelling accounts found in Voices from the Korean War. Unique in gathering war stories from veterans from all sides of the Korean War—American, South Korean, North Korean, and Chinese—this volume creates a vivid and multidimensional portrait of the three-year-long conflict told by those who experienced the ground war firsthand.
Richard Peters and Xiaobing Li include a significant introduction that provides a concise history of the Korean conflict, as well as a geographical and a political backdrop for the soldiers' personal stories.
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