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The Politics of life : four plays /
"This anthology of work by three Asian American women playwrights--Wakako Yamauchi, Genny Lim, and Velina Hasu Houston--features pioneering contemporary writers who have made their mark in regional and ethnic theatres throughout the United States. In her introduction, Houston observes that the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
Temple University Press,
©1993.
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| Colección: | Asian American history and culture.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "This anthology of work by three Asian American women playwrights--Wakako Yamauchi, Genny Lim, and Velina Hasu Houston--features pioneering contemporary writers who have made their mark in regional and ethnic theatres throughout the United States. In her introduction, Houston observes that the Asian American woman playwright is compelled "to mine her soul" and express the angst, fear, and rage that oppression has wrought while maintaining her relationship with America as a good citizen. The plays are rich with cultural and political substance and have a feminist concern about women's spirit, intellect, and lives. They portray Asian and Asian American women who challenge the cultural and sexual stereotypes of the Asian female. Yamauchi's two plays deal with how easily a country can dishonor its citizens. In "12-1-A," a Japanese American family is incarcerated during World War II in an Arizona camp where Yamauchi herself was interned. "The Chairman's Wife" dramatizes the life of Madame Mao Tse Tung through the lens of events at Tien An Men Square in 1989. Lim's "Bitter Cane" is about the exploitation of Chinese laborers who were recruited to work the Hawaiian sugar cane plantations. In "Asa Ga Kimashita" ("Morning Has Broken"), Houston explores a Japanese woman's interracial romance in postwar Japan and the influence of traditional patriarchy on the lives of Japanese women."--Publisher's description |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 274 pages) : portraits |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781439906163 1439906165 9781566390019 156639001X |