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YELL-Oh Girls!
Edited by Vickie Nam |
ORDER -- Item #2985, Price $13.00
With a foreword by Phoebe Eng, as well as contributions from accomplished Asian American women mentors Janice Mirikitani, Helen Zia, Nora Okja Keller, Lois-Ann Yamanaka, Elaine Kim, Patsy Mink, and Wendy Mink, YELL-Oh Girls! is an inspiring and much-needed resource for young Asian American girls.
"Exuberant, poignant, hard-hitting, raw with anger and honesty -- these are voices
that need to be heard. One heard, they will be remembered. Go, girls!"
Book Description from Back Cover
In this groundbreaking collection of personal writings, young Asian American girls come together for the first time and engage in a dynamic conversation about the unique challenges they face in their lives. Prompted by a variety of pressing questions from editor Vickie Nam and culled from hundreds of submissions from all over the coun-try, these revelatory essays, poems, and stories tackle such complex issues as dual identi-ties, culture clashes, family matters, body image, and the need to find one's voice.
Comments from Front and Back Cover
In this fine book, Asian American girls speak up and speak out They speak for themselves, to each other, and to the world. This honest, engaging anthology is important. It allows new voices to be heard and new stories to become part of our great American Story."
- Mary Pipher, Ph.D., author of Reviving Ophelia
- CHITRA DIVAKARUNI, author of The Mistress of Spices and The Unknown Errors of Our Lives
Background on Vickie Nam
Vickie Nam was most recently content/community producer at VOXXY, the L.A. - based interactive network for girls. She was formerly managing producer at AsianAvenue.com, news team coordinator at Teen People, and editor in chief of Blue Jean Magazine. Her work has appeared in Seventeen, Jump, and KoreAM Journal. Vickie lives in Los Angeles. Visit her Web site at www.yellohgirls.com.
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