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Her Wild American Self

by Galang, M. Evelina
Her Wild American Self

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ISBN13: 9781566890403
ISBN10: 1566890403



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Fiction. Cultural Writing. Asian-American Studies. Winner of the Wisconsin Library Association's Outstanding Achievement Recognition Award, 1997. HER WILD AMERICAN SELF, Eveline Galang's first collection of stories, steps foot into the lives of Filipina American women, but is accessible to readers of all ethnicities. HER WILD AMERICAN SELF reminds us of the importance in staying true to oneself amidst cultural clashes and assimilation. "An honest and insightful look at the experiences of Filipina American women who 'grew up hearing two languages'"-Ms. Magazine. Galang teaches creative writing at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

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Filipina American debut author displays the contradictions of Asian American experience with irony and enthusiasm, anger and wit.

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M. Evelina Galang is the author of Her Wild American Self, One Tribe, and Angel de la Luna and the 5th Glorious Mystery, as well as editor of the anthology Screaming Monkeys: Critiques of Asian American Images. Galang currently directs and teaches the Creative Writing Program at the University of Miami and works with the VONA/Voices: Voices of Our Nation Arts Foundation. She has been named one of the most influential Filipinas in the United States by the Filipina Women's Network.

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ISBN:
9781566890403
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
04/01/1996
Publisher:
Coffee House Press
Language:
English
Pages:
192
Height:
.58IN
Width:
5.54IN
Thickness:
.5 in.
LCCN:
96033694
Age Range:
15 to 15
Grade Range:
10 to 10
Number of Units:
1
Copyright Year:
1996
Series Volume:
27
UPC Code:
2801566890405
Author:
M Evelina Galang
Author:
M. Evelina Galang
Subject:
Filipino Americans -- Fiction.
Subject:
Short stories
Subject:
Filipino American women -- Fiction.
Subject:
Stories (single author)
Subject:
Women -- United States -- Fiction.
Subject:
Filipino American women
Subject:
Filipino Americans
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Subject:
Juveniles
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Race relations
Subject:
Fiction

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