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An anthology covering one hundred years of Asian American writings, including Chinese, Filipino/a, Japanese, Korean, South Asian, and Southeast Asian American writers. A century of Asian American writing has generated a forceful cascade of "bold words." This anthology covers writings by Asian Americans in all genres, from the early twentieth century to the present. Some sixty authors of Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, South Asian, and Southeast Asian American origin are represented, with an equal split between male and female writers. The collection is divided into four sections -memoir, fiction, poetry, and drama- prefaced by an introductory essay from a well-known practitioner of that genre: Meena Alexander on memoir, Gary Pak on fiction, Eileen Tabios on poetry, and Roberta Uno on drama. The selections depict the complex realities and wide range of experiences of Asians in the United States. They illuminate the writers’ creative responses to issues as diverse as resistance, aesthetics, biculturalism, sexuality, gender relations, racism, war, diaspora, and family.

American literature --- Asian Americans --- Asian American authors. --- Literary collections. --- Biography. --- American literature - Asian American authors. --- Asian Americans - Literary collections. --- American literature - 20th century. --- Asian Americans - Biography.