The Forbidden Stitch: An Asian American Women's Anthology » (Reissue)

The first and best Asian American women's anthology, edited by Shirley Geok-lin Lim and Mayumi Tsutakawa

Library Journal

Seventy Asian American women writing in English have contributed to this anthology of poetry, stories, art, and reviews. All are emerging authors and artists, some widely exhibited and published (e.g., Diana Chang), but none with the fame of Maxine Hong Kingston or Bette Bao Lord. Their concerns touch all women yet are overlaid with further concerns of being outsiders and of facing divided duties to one's sex, one's country (old or new), and oneself. The 16 reviews of better-known works (e.g., Cathy Song's Picture Bride , Elaine Kim's Asian-American Literature ) are useful. A very attractive book recommended for libraries specializing in Asian works.-- Kitty Chen Dean, Nassau Coll., Garden City, N.Y.