Book contents
- The Cambridge History ofAsian American Literature
- The Cambridge History of Asian American Literature
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Early Forms of Expression to the Start of the Twentieth Century
- Part II The Exclusion Era, World War II, and the Immediate Postwar Era
- Part III The Asian American Movement
- Part IV Canons
- 16 The Emergence of Asian American Literature as an Academic Field
- 17 Theresa Hak Kyung Cha and the Impact of Theory
- 18 Heterogeneity to Multiplicity: Building Asian American Literary Critique
- 19 Whose Asias?
- 20 The South Asian American Challenge
- 21 Contemporary Filipino American Writers and the Legacy of Imperialism
- Part V Post-1965 and the Twenty-First Century
- Part VI Twenty-First Century: 9/11, Empire, and Other Challenges to Literature
- Bibliography
- Index
21 - Contemporary Filipino American Writers and the Legacy of Imperialism
from Part IV - Canons
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2015
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Book contents
- The Cambridge History ofAsian American Literature
- The Cambridge History of Asian American Literature
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Early Forms of Expression to the Start of the Twentieth Century
- Part II The Exclusion Era, World War II, and the Immediate Postwar Era
- Part III The Asian American Movement
- Part IV Canons
- 16 The Emergence of Asian American Literature as an Academic Field
- 17 Theresa Hak Kyung Cha and the Impact of Theory
- 18 Heterogeneity to Multiplicity: Building Asian American Literary Critique
- 19 Whose Asias?
- 20 The South Asian American Challenge
- 21 Contemporary Filipino American Writers and the Legacy of Imperialism
- Part V Post-1965 and the Twenty-First Century
- Part VI Twenty-First Century: 9/11, Empire, and Other Challenges to Literature
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter examines important developments in Filipino American literature since the pioneer Filipino American writers best exemplified by N.V.M. Gonzalez, Carlos Bulosan, José García Villa, and Bienvenido Santos. Filipino American novels deal with the ongoing political and cultural legacy of war and imperialism, and can be roughly divided into four different types: those concerned with the recovery of Filipino history and collective memory; those that attempt to contest (neo)colonialism through postmodern aesthetics; those that represent growing up in a new, globalized, and transnational world; and those that deal with issues caused by the events of 9/11. Jessica Haledon links the discovery and conquest of the Philippines by the Spaniards with American neocolonial cultural imperialism in her novel, Dream Jungle. As Filipino American community develops and matures, its literary production continues to expand its rich thematic threads and engagement with sociopolitical concerns that affect not only Filipino Americans but Filipinos worldwide.
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- The Cambridge History of Asian American Literature , pp. 371 - 386Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2015