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American writing began with the work of english adventurers and colonists in the new wor. Small numbers of asians first arrived in the americas in the mid16th century, but the main influx began just in the mid19th century. Asian american literature became a category during the 1970s but didnt see a direct impact in viewership until later in the 1970s. Asian american history teaching guide books for students. Early asian american literature the chinese american author edith maude eaton, who wrote under the pen name of sui sin far, was the first asian american writer fiercely sympathetic to common chinese immigrants in canada and the united states, the two countries where she lived after her birth in england. The fact is that heterogeneous representations in literature as in society help to overturn the stereotype of inscrutable asian americans. The growth of chineseamerican literature is itself a product of a specific historical.
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