Yell-Oh Girls!: Emerging Voices Explore Culture, Identity, and Growing Up Asian American Paperback - 2001
by Vickie Nam
Culled from hundreds of submissions from all over the country, these poignant, honest, real, and surprising pieces on being Asian-American address such topics as culture clash, body image, interracial dating, adoption, and stereotypes.
First line
The day after my high school graduation, I boarded a plane.
From the rear cover
In this groundbreaking collection of personal writings, young Asian American girls come together for the first time and engage in a dynamic converstions about the unique challenges they face in their lives. Promoted by a variety of pressing questions from editor Vickie Nam and culled from hundreds of submission from all over the country, these revelatory essays, poems, and stories tackle such complex issues as dual identities, culture clashes, family matters, body image, and the need to find one's voice.
With a foreword by Phoebe Eng, as well as contributions from accomplished Asian American women mentors Janice Mirikitani, Helen Zia, Nora Okja Keller, Lois-Ann Yamanaka, Elaine Kim, Patsy Mink, and Wendy Mink, Yell-Oh Girls! is an inspiring and much-needed resource for young Asian American girls.
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- Title Yell-Oh Girls!: Emerging Voices Explore Culture, Identity, and Growing Up Asian American
- Author Vickie Nam
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 60343rd
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial, Quill, 2001
- Date August 1, 2001
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780060959449 / 0060959444
- Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.9 in (20.07 x 13.46 x 2.29 cm)
- Ages 14 to 17 years
- Grade levels 9 - 12
- Reading level 1080
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Asian - General
- Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
- Ethnic Orientation: Multicultural
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Topical: Coming of Age
- Library of Congress subjects Youths' writings, American, Self-esteem in adolescence
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001018164
- Dewey Decimal Code 305.235
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Citations
- ALA Best Books Young Adults, 03/15/2002, Page 1222
- Booklist, 07/01/2001, Page 1958
- Publishers Weekly, 06/11/2001, Page 71
- School Library Journal, 10/01/2001, Page 189
- Voice of Youth Advocates, 02/01/2002, Page 462
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