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Asian English Writers of Chinese Origin
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Asian English Writers of Chinese Origin

Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong
By: Amy Tak-yee Lai

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This book brings together nine Asian English writers of Chinese descent to explore postcolonial impacts on race, class, and language. It takes a special look at gender politics and how Chinese women defy the Orientalist gaze and native patriarchy.

This is the first book to bring together nine Asian English writers of Chinese descent from Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong: Catherine Lim, Christine Lim,…
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This is the first book to bring together nine Asian English writers of Chinese descent from Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong: Catherine Lim, Christine Lim, Ee Tiang Hong, Kee Thuan Chye, Lee Kok Liang, Shirley Lim, Timothy Mo, Xu Xi and Agnes Lam. It discusses how the withdrawal of colonial power and the implementation of nation-building policies impact race/ethnicity, class and language in these former British colonies. The last chapters take a special look at postcolonialism and gender politics, and explore how Chinese women, at home or abroad, defy the Orientalist gaze and the native patriarchy.

Amy Tak-yee Lai received her PhD in Literature in England, and is half way through her JD degree in the United States. She is the winner of numerous academic and community awards, including the Le Bas Research Studentship, Equal Justice America Fellowship and Frederick L. McGhee Diversity Scholarship. She recently carried out internships at the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and a highly reputable litigation boutique in Los Angeles. Having lived in four different countries and traveled the world, she will practice law in the US while continuing her role as a writer.

Hardback

  • ISBN: 1-4438-1313-3
  • ISBN13: 978-1-4438-1313-6
  • Date of Publication: 2009-10-12

Paperback

  • ISBN: 1-4438-2848-3
  • ISBN13: 978-1-4438-2848-2
  • Date of Publication: 2011-02-23

Ebook

  • ISBN: 1-4438-1621-3
  • ISBN13: 978-1-4438-1621-2
  • Date of Publication: 2011-02-23
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Subject Codes:

  • BIC: DSBH5, DS, DSBH
  • THEMA: DSBH5, DS, DSBJ
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