num_pages: 481
description: Contains:General introduction : a woman-centered perspective on Asian American history by Sucheta MazumdarPoem by the wellside by Meena AlexanderOkasanbyMother [poem] by Sakae S. RobersonA girl on the swing [poem] by Chungmi KimThe people here : a letter [poem] by Myrna Peña-ReyesMagic island [poem] by Cathy SongThe world of our grandmothers by Connie Young YuVoices from the past : why they came by Dorothy CordovaKorean immigrant women in early twentieth-century America by Sun Bin YimThe hardships of escape for Vietnamese women by Van LuuShadow in stone [poem] by Janice MirikitaniWe the exiled [poem] by Brenda Paik SunooWar story by Elaine H. KimThe hopeland by K. KamMy mother's purple dress by Evelyn Lee and Gloria OberstNisei women and resettlement during World War II by Valerie MatsumotoAnd all the girls cried [poem] by Kathy WongChinatown talking story [poem] by Kitty TsuiIssei working women in Hawaii by Gail M. NomuraLadies on the line : Punjabi cannery workers in central California by Marcelle WilliamsBehind unmarked doors : developments in the garment industry by Diane Yen-Mei Wong with Dennis HayashiWomen in the Silicon Valley by Rebecca VillonesAsian American women in broadcasting by Felicia LoweThe gap between striving and achieving : the case of Asian American women by Deborah WooMother [poem] by Beheroze F. ShroffThe loom by R.A. SasakiThe parrot's beak by Kartar DhillonWaiting for Papa's return by Cecilia Manguerra BrainardDreams of Manong Frankie by Virginia CerenioBehind the shadow [poem] by Angela Lobo-CobbDouble doors [poem] by Jonny Sullivan PriceGrowing up Asian in America by Kesaya E. NodaMakapuu Bay by Wakako YamauchiBroad shoulders by Nellie WongYou're short, besides! by Sucheng ChanMestiza girlhood : interracial families in Chicago's Filipino American community since 1925 by Barbara M. PosadasAsian American lesbians : an emerging voice in the Asian American community by Pamela H.Factory girls [poem] by Chea VillanuevaMosquitoes in the main room by Meena AlexanderTwo deserts by Valerie MatsumotoLotus blossoms don't bleed : images of Asian women by Renee E. TajimaThe business of selling mail-order brides by Venny VillapandoDomestic violence among Pacific Asians by Nilda RimonteMatchmaking in the classifieds of the immigrant Indian press by Rashmi LuthraIn remembrance [poem] by Janice MirikitaniFor the poets of "Firetree" on the second anniversary of the death of Benigno Aquino [poem] by Valorie BejaranoGrowing up, 1968-1985 by Juanita Tamayo LottThe feminist movement : where are all the Asian American women? by Esther Ngan-Ling ChowFrom homemaker to housing advocate : an interview with Mrs. Chang Jok Lee by Nancy DiaoDust and dishes : organizing workers by Yoichi Shimatsu and Patricia LeeSeeking a voice : South Asian women's groups in North America by Jyotsna VaidAsian Pacific American women in mainstream politics by Judy Chu
language: English
title: Making Waves: An Anthology of Writings By and About Asian American Women
titlecomplete: Making Waves: An Anthology of Writings By and About Asian American Women
genres: Feminism, Theory, American History, Social Justice, Short Stories, Anthologies, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 55
publisher: Beacon Pr