Unlike any other book of its kind, this volume celebrates published works from a broad range of American ethnic groups not often featured in the typical canon o

Offers a comparative approach to ethnic literature that begins by accounting for the intrinsic historical, geographical, and political contingencies of differen

This text is designed to introduce students not only to ethnic American writers, but also to the cultural contexts and literary traditions in which their work i

Challenges the prevailing notion that the work of all American writers reflects a sense of determined individualism

As new comparative perspectives on race and ethnicity open up, scholars are identifying and exploring fresh topics and questions in an effort to reconceptualize