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Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Authors

Kate Motoyama

Orginal Publication Date

1991

Journal Title

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Volume

11

Issue

ess/vol11/iss1

First Page

70

Last Page

71

Abstract

Sowing Ti Leaves gathers together personal narratives, poems, essays, and a scholarly study which were produced during the Multi-Cultural Women Writers (MCWW) of Orange County's nine-year existence. Coeditor Mitsuye Yamada states in her introduction that the writing group was formed to provide a common reference point and a forum for expression. While MCWW's ancestral ties are diverse (Argentinian, Chinese, East Indian, Hawaiian, Italian, Japanese, Jewish, Lebanese, Okinawan), its members share experiences as women living within the "majority" culture. The writing process is used to enable "minority" women to understand their culture(s) and to proclaim their identities. MCWW provides a space for mutual support, criticism, and growth, and recollections or personal anecdotes shared with the group are often the initial inspiration for the pieces collected here.

Rights

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

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