Dragon Ladies: Asian American Feminists Breathe Fire
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Genre | Anthology |
| Published | 1997, South End Press |
| ISBN | 9780896085763 |
Dragon Ladies: Asian American Feminists Breathe Fire is a collection of 16 critical essays by Asian American writers, artists and activists first published in 1997.[1] Divided into four parts (Strategies and Visions; An Agenda for Change; Global Perspectives; and Awakening to Power), the book presents the views of a number of Asian women on feminism, often describing their frustration with the mainstream feminist movement in the United States which is seen to be dominated by white women. The collection also contains a number of interviews.[2][3]
Edited by Sonia Shah, the work contains a preface by Yuri Kochiyama and a foreword by Karin Aguilar-San Juan. It sets out to "describe, expand, and nurture the growing resistance of Asian American women and girls and their allies" by bringing together the reactions of female Asian Americans.[4] Shah sees the work as contributing to an understanding of "a growing social movement and an emerging way of looking at the world" resulting from racism and patriarchy in American society and as well as U.S. aggression against Asia.[5]
Dragon Ladies addresses the attitudes of Asian women on a wide variety of topics including insights on immigration, jobs, culture and the media.[1]
Contributors
The writers and activists who have contributed to the work are:[1]
- Delia D. Aguilar
- Margarita Alcantara
- Anannya Bhattacharjee
- Kshiteeja Bhide
- Grace Chang
- Pamela Chiang
- Milyoung Cho
- Sayantani DasGupta
- Shamita Das Dasgupta
- Diane C. Fujino
- Elaine H. Kim
- Yuri Kochiyama
- Miriam Ching Louie
- Lynn Lu
- Meizhu Lui
- Leslie Mah
- Sia Nowrojee
- Juliana Pegues
- Bandana Purkayastha
- Shyamala Raman
- Karin Aguilar-San Juan
- Seema Sha
- Purvi Shah
- Jael Silliman
- Julie Sze
- Cheng Imm Tan
- Selena Whang
- Helen Zia
References
- 1 2 3 "Dragon Ladies". Sonia Shah. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ↑ "Dragon Ladies: Asian American Feminists Breathe Fire". Feminist Texican Reads. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ↑ Shah, Sonia (January 1997). Dragon Ladies: Asian American Feminists Breathe Fire. South End Press. ISBN 978-0-89608-575-6.
- ↑ Chung Simpson, Caroline (2001). "Reviewed Works: Dragon Ladies: Asian American Feminists Breathe Fire by Sonia Shah; Q & A: Queer in Asian America by David L. Eng, Alice Y. Hom". University of Chicago Press: Signs: Vol. 26. No. 2. JSTOR 3175455.
- ↑ "Asian American Feminists "Breathe Fire" at Reading". The College Street Journal, Vol. 11, No. 11. 14 November 1997. Retrieved 6 September 2015.