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Although the classification is difficult and imprecise, the first Chinese American writer to publish fiction and journalism is conventionally understood to be Sui Sin Far (Edith Maude Eaton). At a tim...
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In the following essay, Solberg discusses the significance of Far's Asian-American identity to central themes in her short fiction.
Both her photographs and her own testimony seem to indicate t...
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In the following essay, Diana asserts that Far's short fiction functions to deconstruct stereotypes of “Orientalism” through her treatment of such themes as bi-racial identity, in...
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In the following essay, Doyle discusses the influence of a Canadian background on the fiction of Far and her sister Winnifred Eaton, asserting that, while Winnifred wrote predictable formulas of senti...
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In the following essay, White-Parks argues that Far's fiction succeeds in representing Euro-Americans as the “Other” from the perspective of her Chinese-American characters, in co...
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In the following essay, White-Parks discusses Far's treatment of the themes of assimilation, cultural pluralism, and the experiences of Asian-American women in her short fiction.
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In the following essay, Yu discusses the significance of Far's lack of a literary predecessor and role model as a Chinese-American fiction writer, and contrasts Far's short stories with ...
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In the following essay, Roh-Spaulding examines the complexities of Far's self-proclaimed Chinese-American identity, asserting that her short stories “complicate traditional narratives of...
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In the following essay, Song examines the intersection of gender and cultural identity in Far's short story “The Smuggling of Tie Co.”
Sui Sin Far's “The Smuggling o...
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In the following essay, Yin discusses Far's efforts to challenge existing stereotypes about Asian Americans through her short fiction. Yin examines Far's treatment of such themes as assi...
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Edith Maude Eaton
Critical Essay by S. E. Solberg
