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Unlike any other book of its kind, this volume celebrates published works from a broad range of American ethnic groups not often featured in the typical canon of literature.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
A–Z Entries
African American Autobiography
African American Drama
African American Gay Literature
African American Lesbian Literature
African American Novel
African American Poetry
African American Science Fiction
African American Slave Narrative
African American Stereotypes
African American Young Adult Literature
Alexie, Sherman Joseph, Jr.
Alvarez, Julia
American Born Chinese
Anaya, Rudolfo
Angelou, Maya
Arab American Autobiography
Arab American Novel
Arab American Stereotypes
Assimilation
Autobiography of Malcolm X, The
Baldwin, James
Bambara, Toni Cade
Beloved
Bilingualism
Black Boy
Blanco, Richard
Blues, The
Bluest Eye, The
Border Narratives
Brooks, Gwendolyn
Canon
Caribbean (Anglophone) American Autobiography
Caribbean (Anglophone) American Novel
Caribbean (Anglophone) American Poetry
Chinese American Autobiography
Chinese American Drama
Chinese American Novel
Chinese American Poetry
Chinese American Stereotypes
Cisneros, Sandra
Civil Rights Movement
Cliff, Michelle
Color Purple, The
Cooper, J. (Joan) California
Cuban American Autobiography
Cuban American Novel
Cuban American Poetry
Culture Clash
Danticat, Edwidge
Diaz, Junot
Dominican American Novel
Dominican American Poetry
Douglass, Frederick
Dove, Rita
Down These Mean Streets
Ellison, Ralph Waldo
Erdrich, Louise
Ethnicity
Eurocentrism
Filipino American Novel
Gaines, Ernest J.
Galarza, Ernesto
García, Cristina
Haley, Alex
Hansberry, Lorraine
Harlem Renaissance
Hawai'i Literature
Hawaiian Literature
Hosseini, Khaled
House on Mango Street, The
Hughes, Langston
Hurston, Zora Neale
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Identity
Internment
Invisible Man
Iranian American Literature
Islas, Arturo, Jr.
Jacobs, Harriet
Japanese American Autobiography
Japanese American Novel
Jasmine
Jazz
Jones, Edward P.
Joy Luck Club, The
Kincaid, Jamaica
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Kingston, Maxine Hong
Korean American Literature
Lahiri, Jhumpa
Larsen, Nella
Laviera, Tato
Lee, Chang-rae
Lesson before Dying, A
Lorde, Audre
Marshall, Paule
McBride, James
Mexican American Autobiography
Mexican American Children's Literature
Mexican American Drama
Mexican American Gay Literature
Mexican American Lesbian Literature
Mexican American Poetry
Mexican American Stereotypes
Momaday, Navarre Scott
Moody, Anne
Morrison, Toni
Mukherjee, Bharati
Multiculturalism
Native American Autobiography
Native American Drama
Native American Novel
Native American Oral Texts
Native American Poetry
Native American Stereotypes
Naylor, Gloria
Nuyorican
Obama, Barack Hussein
Okada, John
Ortiz, Simon J.
Ortiz Cofer, Judith
Passing
Pedagogy and U.S. Ethnic Literatures
Piñero, Miguel
Puerto Rican American Autobiography
Puerto Rican American Drama
Puerto Rican American Gay Literature
Puerto Rican American Lesbian Literature
Puerto Rican American Novel
Puerto Rican American Poetry
Puerto Rican Stereotypes
Race
Racism
Raisin in the Sun, A
Rechy, John
Rivera, Tomás
Rodriguez, Richard
Signifying
Silent Dancing
Silko, Leslie Marmon
Song of Solomon
South Asian American Literature
Spirituals
Street, The
Tan, Amy
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Thomas, Piri
Trickster, African American
Trickster, Native American
Valdez, Luis
Vietnamese American Literature
Villarreal, José Antonio
Vizenor, Gerald
Walker, Alice
Way to Rainy Mountain, The
Whiteness
Wilson, August
Wilson, Harriet E.
Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood among Ghosts, The
Wright, Richard
Selected Bibliography
About the Editor and Contributors
Index

About the Author

Emmanuel S. Nelson is professor of English at the State University of New York campus at Cortland.

Reviews

This single-volume encyclopedia provides an introduction to unique and specific topics that may not have as extensive coverage in other works.
*Booklist*

[T]he encyclopedia contributes to a broadening of the American canon to serve as a resource for teachers and students alike. . . . Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduates, community college students, and teachers.
*Choice*

I enthusiastically recommend this reference work for all academic libraries. Students of literature at all levels—from enrollees in introductory courses to advanced researchers—will find it informative, enlightening, and useful. The entries in this work will enhance and enable further understanding of the complex matrix of connections, interactions and negotiations that, taken together, constitute America's literary heritage.
*Reference Reviews*