Authors
General Resources
- Gale in Context: Biography This link opens in a new windowIntegrates GALE Cengage Learning reference works along with magazine and journal articles, images, videos, audio files, and website links. Search for current or historical people by name, occupation, nationality, and birth/death dates. Use the advanced search feature for further search options.
- Asian/Pacific American PoetryA selection of text, audio, and video resources by and about Asian-American and Pacific-American poets.
- Asian American Voices in Poetry"A collection of poets and articles exploring Asian American culture"
Selected Authors
- Jhumpa Lahiri (1967- )Lahiri's novels have received wide acclaim and her debut short story collection, "Interpreter of Maladies," won the Pulitzer Prize.
- Chang-rae Lee (1955- )"Chang-rae Lee is the author of five novels: Native Speaker (1995); A Gesture Life (1999); Aloft (2004); The Surrendered, which was a Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; and On Such a Full Sea (2014) which was a Finalist for the NBCC and won the Heartland Fiction Prize."
- Viet Thanh Nguyen (1971- )"Viet Thanh Nguyen’s novel The Sympathizer is a New York Times best seller and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction," and he is a professor at the University of Southern California.
- Amy Tan (1952- )Tan's novels include "The Joy Luck Club," "The Kitchen God's Wife," "The Hundred Secret Senses," "The Bonesetter's Daughter," "Saving Fish from Drowning," and "The Valley of Amazement," all New York Times bestsellers. She is also the author of a memoir, two children’s books, and numerous articles for magazines, including The New Yorker, Harper’s Bazaar, and National Geographic."
Artists
General Resources
- Gale in Context: Biography This link opens in a new windowIntegrates GALE Cengage Learning reference works along with magazine and journal articles, images, videos, audio files, and website links. Search for current or historical people by name, occupation, nationality, and birth/death dates. Use the advanced search feature for further search options.
Selected Artists
- Lenore Chin (1949- )San Francisco artist whose portraits highlight the diversity of the city. Her work was recently spotlighted at the community gallery of the GLBT Historical Society.
- Colette Fu (1965- )Fu is a photographer and pop-up book artist. "Her pop-up books are included in the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Library of Congress, Metropolitan Museum of Art, the West Collection and many private and rare archive collections."
- Fred Ho (1957-2014)Bass saxophonist Fred Ho made a name for himself as both a composer and musician in the world of American jazz and theater. Additional information on his works can be found in the ebook on the right.
- Paul Horiuchi (1906-1999)Painter Paul Horiuchi is best known for his over 2,000 paintings as well as the glass mosaic "Seattle Mural", which now serves as the backdrop of the amphitheater at the Seattle Center.
- Gerard Tsatakawa (1947- )A sculpture artist whose "designs are a confluence of the cultures and traditions of the Pacific Rim." One of his sculptires, MITT, is permanently installed in front of the Seattle Mariners Stadium.