3 Asian American Writers Speak Out on Feminism

by Mitsuye Yamada, Merle Woo, Nellie Wong

Cultural Writing. Asian American studies. "I had supposed that I was practicing passive resistance to stereotyping, but it was so passive no one noticed I was resisting. To finally recognize our own invisibility is to finally be on the path toward visibility. Invisibility is not a natural state for anyone" -Mitsuye Yamada, 3 Asian American Writers Speak Out on Feminism

Genres: Feminism, Nonfiction

48 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2003

About the author

Mitsuye Yamada is a Japanese American activist, feminist, essayist, poet, story writer, editor, and former professor of English.. Much of Yamada's work draws on the wartime incarceration of Japanese Americans.

Reviews

[Casey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Worth reading for the Mitsuye Yamada parts alone. “Invisibility is not a natural state” is a classic in Asian American Studies. The rest was okay as is standard for older third world feminism stuff BUT I did learn who Merle Woo is and I LOVE HER. Zine was from Jade so I will pass along so it can continue to make the rounds.