Eating Identities : Reading Food in Asian American Literature

The French epicure and gastronome Brillat-Savarin declared,'Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.'Wenying Xu infuses this notion with cultural-political energy by extending it to an ethnic group known for its cuisines: Asian Americans. She begins with the general argument that eatin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wenying Xu
Format:	Book
Published:	University of Hawaii Press 2008
Subjects:	Food habits in literature Dinners and dining in literature American literature > Asian American authors > History and criticism Gastronomy in literature Cooking in literature Food habits > Social aspects Asian Americans > Intellectual life Asian Americans in literature
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