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Karen Tei Yamashita on I Hotel, from the pages of Amerasia
We were greeted by the happy news last week that Karen Tei Yamashita’s latest novel I Hotel was named as one of the five finalists for the National Book Award in fiction. It’s definitely a worthy nomination for Yamashita, an innovative … Continue reading
Unburying Chinese American History in East L.A.
In 2005, a section of the cemetery was excavated during the construction of the light rail line. Over 186 gravesites were disturbed, the skeletal remains of more than 130 individuals were removed, and grave markers of deceased Chinese persons were found lining a roadway of the Crematorium. Continue reading
Posted in Documenting Asian America
Tagged Assemblyman Mike Eng, Chinese American history, Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, Congresswoman Judy Chu, Donaldina Cameron's burial site, ELA, Evergreen Cemetery, Irvin Lai, L.A. County Metro Rail Gold Line construction uncovers unmarked Chinese graves, L.A. County Supervisor Mike Antonovich, Los Angeles Historic/Cultural Monument Number 486, Remembering Our Ancestors
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Amerasia 36.2 – Asian Australia and Asian America: Making Transnational Connections
Los Angeles – The UCLA Asian American Studies Center Press announces Amerasia‘s latest issue: “Asian Australia and Asian America: Making Transnational Connections.” Guest edited by Jacqueline Lo, Dean Chan, and Tseen Khoo, with former Center Director Don T. Nakanishi of … Continue reading
“Is the World Becoming More Free?”
Thinking about my friends’ children, what kind of a world they would inherit? Would the world be more free? What form would democracy take, East or West? What would my child dream? When my child grew up, would their sweat … Continue reading
Posted in Editor's Notes
Tagged liu xiaobo, russell c. leong, russell leong poetry, u.s. china media brief
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Introducing The Russell C. Leong Literary E-Book Series
Russell Leong writes: The E-Book Series will continue the UCLA tradition of publishing Asian America’s most distinguished literary writers. Amerasia has published stories, letters, poetry, essays, and interviews by and with: Carlos Bulosan, Frank Chin, Maxine Hong Kingston, Jessica Hagedorn, … Continue reading
Welcome! Amerasia Enters the Big Blog Universe!
Welcome to the Amerasia Journal blog! We’ve launched a transnational blog to expand the Amerasia‘s universe of writers, readers, scholars, cultural workers, and activists. You are “the ones we have been waiting for,” to paraphrase Alice Walker. Now: Hot-button topics … Continue reading
Posted in Editor's Notes, From the Journal, News and Announcements
Tagged Amerasia Journal, welcome
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