[Review of] Shirley Goek-Lin Lim, Mayumi Tsutakawa and Margarita Donnelly, eds. The Forbidden Stitch: An Asian American Women's Anthology

Authors

Cortland P. Auser

Orginal Publication Date

1991

Journal Title

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Volume

11

Issue

ess/vol11/iss1

First Page

37

Last Page

37

Abstract

The Forbidden Stitch appears to be one of the better anthologies of the work of Asian American women writers. The editors have worked assiduously to make it comprehensive. It is an exceptionally fine selection of prose, poetry, essays, and reviews. In an introduction it is stressed that the collection underlines the differences among the writers, correcting the error of too many critics who homogenize the term "Asian American women." The writers lack a common history. "The thread they form is 'multi-colored' and 'many layered.''' "The voices are plural."

Rights

Copyright, ​©EES, The National Association for Ethnic Studies, 1991