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Asian American Literature

Gitenstein Library resources and beyond

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Go-to library databases for obtaining bio-bibliographical information about Asian American authors:

The titles below also provide credible background information about Asian American authors. Some, in addition, contain lists of authors' primary works as well as reviews and scholarly criticisms about those primary works.

Dramatists:

Novelists:

Poets:

Short story writers:

A companion is a "a handbook intended to be used in connection with the study of a particular subject or field" (ODLIS). Companions provide introductory essays and topic overviews.

Companions:

Handbook:

An encyclopedia is "a book or numbered set of books containing authoritative summary information about a variety of topics in the form of short essays, usually arranged alphabetically by headword or classified in some manner. An entry may be signed or unsigned, with or without illustration or a list of references for further reading" (ODLIS).

Dictionary:

Encyclopedias: