This comprehensive compilation of entries documents the origins, transmissions, and transformations of Asian American folklore and folklife.
Volume One Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Asian American Folklore and Folklife Pan Asian Americans Asian American Ethnomusicology and Folklore Asian American Family, Memory, and Folklore Asian American Female Suicide and Folklore Asian American Folklore and Children's Literature Asian American Folklore, Folklife, and Material Culture Asian American Grocery Stores Asian American Humor and Folklore Asian American Popular Culture and Folklore Asian American Queer Folklore and Folklife Asian American Queer Studies and Folklore Asian American Religious Studies and Folklore Asian American Theater and Folklore Asian American Visual Culture and Folklore Asian American Youth Culture and Folklore Asian Pacific Heritage Month Avalokitesvara "Got Rice?" Lotus Flower Model Minority Mother-Daughter Narrative in Asian American Literature Orientalism and Folklore Reincarnation in Dharmic Religions Root Quest Second and Subsequent Generations Sexuality, Love, and Folklore in Asian America Siddhartha Gautama (c. 6th–5th Centuries BCE) Swastika "Twinkie," "Banana," "Coconut" Mixed Heritage, Mixed Race Asian Americans Myths of Origin Amerasians Hapa and Folklore Interracial/Interethnic Marriage and Romance Afghan Americans History, People, and Culture Culture and Language Folk Dance, Folklore, and Children's Tales Identity Religion Rites of Passage Burmese Americans History, People, and Culture Ancestor, Ghost, and Spirit Arts and Crafts Domestic Religious Practices Dying and Death Rituals Festivals and Holidays Folk Dance and Performance Folk Music Folktales Foods and Foodways Heroes and Heroines Home Decoration Humoral Medicine and Spirit Beliefs Identity Literature and Folklore Mythological and Legendary Deities Names and Name Giving Nature and Animals Proverbs and Maxims Religion Rites of Passage Social Etiquette and Customs Superstition and Taboo Temples Traditional Medicine and Healing Vernacular Language, Speech, and Manner Cambodian Americans History, People, and Culture Arts, Crafts, and Home Decorations Children's Folklore Clothes and Jewelry Dance, Music, and Performance Dying and Death Rituals Family and Community Festivals and Holidays Folk Music Foods and Foodways Heroes and Heroines Identity "The Killing Fields" Literature Names and Name Giving Narrative Folktales Proverbs and Maxims Religion Rites of Passage Social Etiquette, Customs, Superstitions, and Taboos Traditional Medicine and Healing Urban Legends Vernacular Language, Speech, and Manner Chinese Americans History, People, and Culture Ancestor, Ghost, and Spirit Arts and Crafts Bok Kai Temple and Parade Children's Folk Songs Chin, Vincent (1955–1982) Chinatown Chinatown Ghost Stories Chinatown Opera Theaters Chinese Calligraphy Chinese Martial Arts Chinese Zodiac Clothes and Jewelry Confucian Traditions Domestic Religious Practices Donald Duk (Frank Chin) (1991) Dying and Death Rituals Fa Mu Lan Family and Community Feng Shui/Geomancy Festivals and Holidays Folk Dances and Performances Folk Music Folklore in Children's Literature Foods and Foodways Fortune Cookie Fu Manchu and Charlie Chan Guandi Ha Jin (1956–) Heroes and Heroines Home Decoration Hong Fook Tong Identity Kingston, Maxine Hong (1940–) Lee, Bruce (1940–1973) Lin, Maya Ying (1959–) Literature and Folklore M. Butterfly The Monkey King (Sun Wukong) Mythological and Legendary Deities Names and Name Giving Narcissus Festival and Queen Pageant (Honolulu) Narrative Folktale Paper Sons/Paper Daughters Proverbs and Maxims Qing Ming Religion Rites of Passage Social Etiquette and Customs Taiwanese American Religious Temples Tan, Amy (1952–) Taoism Tianhou/Mazu Traditional Medicine and Healing Vernacular Language, Speech, and Manner Vernacular Overseas Chinese Architecture Yin and Yang Filipino Americans History, People, and Culture Ancestor, Ghost, and Spirit Arts and Crafts Balikbayan Boxes Beauty Pageants Beauty Standards Bulosan, Carlos (1911–1956) Children's and Folk Song Clothes and Jewelry Debutantes Dying and Death Rituals Family and Community Festivals and Holidays Filipino American Churches Filipino American National Historical Society Filipino Turntablism/Mobile DJs Folk Music Foods and Foodways Gender Folklore Gonzalez, N.?V.?M. (1915–1999) Heroes and Heroines Home Decoration Identity Igorot Ancestor, Ghost, and Spirit Igorot Balikbayans Igorot Dying and Death Rituals Igorot Family and Community Igorot Foods and Foodways Igorot Home Decoration Indigenous Folk Dance and Performance Indigenous Identity Jeepneys Literature and Folklore Malakas at Maganda Manilamen Mestizaje Names and Name Giving Narrative Folklore Pakikisama Pilipino Cultural Night Pinoy and Pinay Proverbs and Maxims Religion Rites of Passage Santo Niño Festival Social Etiquette and Customs Traditional Medicine and Healing Vernacular Language, Speech, and Manner Index Volume Two Hmong Americans History, People, and Culture Ancestor, Ghost, and Spirit Arts, Crafts, and Home Decoration Bride Capture Children's Literature and Folktales Clothes and Jewelry Dying and Death Rituals Family and Community Festivals and Holidays Folk Music Folk Songs Foods and Foodways Heroes and Heroines Identity Music Names and Name Giving Narrative/Oral Folktale Nature and Animals Proverbs and Maxims Religion Rites of Passage Shamanism Social Etiquette and Customs Story Cloths Textiles Vernacular Language, Speech, and Manner Indian Americans History, People, and Culture Ancestor, Ghost, and Spirit Ayurveda Children's Folk Songs Clothes and Jewelry Dance Domestic Religious Practices Dying and Death Rituals Festivals and Holidays Folk Music Foods and Foodways Henna Heroes and Heroines Hindu Temples in America Home Decoration Indian American Writers Jain Temples Literature and Folklore Little India Mukherjee, Bharati (1940–) Muslim Mosques Mythological Hindu Deities Names and Name Giving Narrative Folktale Nature and Animals Proverbs and Maxims Religion Rites of Passage Social Etiquette and Customs Superstition and Taboo Threshold Designs Traditional Medicine and Healing Vernacular Language, Speech, and Manner Indonesian Americans History, People, and Culture Ancestor, Ghost, and Spirit Arts, Crafts, and Home Decoration Children's Folk Songs Clothes and Jewelry Dying and Death Rituals Family and Community Festivals and Holidays Folk Dance and Performance Foods and Foodways Heroes and Heroines Identity Javanese Puppets Literature and Folklore Names and Name Giving Narrative Folklore Proverbs and Maxims Religion Restaurants and Cuisine Rites of Passage Social Etiquette, Customs, Superstitions, and Taboos Traditional Medicine and Healing Vernacular Language, Speech, and Manner Japanese Americans History, People, and Culture Ancestor, Ghost, and Spirit Arts and Crafts Chanoyu (Japanese Tea Ceremony) Cherry Blossom Festival Children's Literature and Songs Domestic Religious Practices Draft Resisters during World War II Dying and Death Rituals Dynasty Warriors Family and Community Festivals and Holidays Floral Arrangements Folk Dance and Performance Folk Music Folktales Foods and Foodways Hawaii Sugar Plantation Heroes and Heroines Identity Inouye, Daniel K. (1924–) Internment Camps Japanese American Artists Japanese American National Museum Japantown Lemon Notebook (Remoncho) Literature and Folklore Martial Arts Mori, Toshio (1910–1980) Names and Name Giving Nature and Animals Noguchi, Isamu (1904–1988) No-No Boys Okada, John (1923–1971) Origami Pearl Harbor Picture Bride/Shashin Hanayome Pilgrimage to Japanese American Internment Sites Pokémon Proverbs and Maxims Religion Rites of Passage Shinoda, Michael Kenji "Mike" (1977–) Social Etiquette and Customs Superstition and Taboo Taiko Performance Tatami Traditional Medicine and Healing Vernacular Language, Speech, and Manner Yamamoto, Hisaye (1921–) Zen Garden Korean Americans History, People, and Culture Ancestor, Ghost, and Spirit Arts, Crafts, and Home Decoration Children and Folk Song Children's Literature and Folklore Clothes and Jewelry Comfort Women Domestic Religious Practices Dying and Death Rituals Family and Community Festivals and Holidays Folk Dance and Performance Folk Music Foods and Foodways Heroes and Heroines Identity Korean American Adoptee Film Korean American Adoptee Literature Korean American Adoptees Korean American Martial Arts Korean Church in America Koreatown and Koreans Living Overseas Literature Music Names and Name Giving Narrative Folklore Proverbs and Maxims Religion Rites of Passage Social Etiquette and Customs Superstition and Taboo Traditional Medicine and Healing Vernacular Language, Speech, and Manner Laotian Americans History, People, and Culture Ancestor, Ghost, and Spirit Arts, Crafts, and Home Decoration Children's Folk Song Clothes Domestic Religious Practices Dying and Death Rituals Family and Community Festivals and Holidays Folk Dance and Performance Foods and Foodways Heroes and Heroines Identity Jewelry Literature and Folklore Marriage Rituals Names and Name Giving Narrative Folktale Pii May Lao or Lao New Year Proverbs and Maxims Religion Rites of Passage Social Etiquette and Customs Traditional Medicine and Healing Vernacular Language, Speech, and Manner Malaysian Americans History, People, and Culture Ancestor, Ghost, and Spirit Children and Folk Song Clothes and Jewelry Dying and Death Rituals Family and Community Festivals and Holidays Folk Dance and Performance Folk Music Foods and Foodways Heroes and Heroines Home Decoration Identity Literature and Folklore Names and Name Giving Narrative Folklore Proverbs and Maxims Religion Rites of Passage Superstition and Taboo Vernacular Language, Speech, and Manner Index Volume Three Mongolian Americans History, People, and Culture Children Clothes and Jewelry Dying and Death Rituals Family and Community Festivals and Holidays Folk Dance and Performance Folk Music Folktales Foods and Foodways Heroes and Heroines Home Decoration Identity Music and Folk Song Names and Name Giving Proverbs and Maxims Religion Rites of Passage Social Etiquette and Customs Superstition and Taboo Traditional Medicine and Healing Vernacular Language, Speech, and Manner Nepali Americans History, People, and Culture Arts, Crafts, and Home Decoration Clothes and Jewelry Dying and Death Rituals Family and Community Festivals and Holidays Folk Dance and Performance Folk Music Foods and Foodways Identity Maxims and Proverbs Religion Rites of Passage Social Etiquette and Customs Traditional Medicine and Healing Vernacular Language, Speech, and Manner Okinawan Americans History, People, and Culture Art and Dance Festivals and Holidays Foods and Foodways Martial Arts Music Religion Vernacular Language, Speech, and Manner Pacific Islander Americans History, People, and Culture Ancestor, Ghost, and Spirit Arts, Crafts, and Home Decoration Chamorro Folklore of World War II Children and Folk Song Clothing and Jewelry Dying and Death Rituals Family and Community Festivals and Holidays Fiji and Fijians Filipino Material Culture on Guam Folk Dance Folk Music Foods and Foodways Guam and Chamorus Guam: Narratives of Female Deities among the Chamorro Hawaii and Hawaiian Hawaii: Nature and Animals Hawaiian Folklore Hawaiian Folk Music Heroes and Heroines Identity Literature and Folklore Names and Name Giving Narrative Pidgin Pigeons Polynesian Cultural Center Polynesians Puku'i, Mary Kawena (1895–1986) Religion Rites of Passage Samoa and Samoans Surf and Surfing Tahiti and Tahitian Traditional Medicine and Healing Pakistani Americans History, People, and Culture Ancestor, Ghost, and Spirit Arts and Crafts Children's Folk Song Clothes and Jewelry Dying and Death Rituals Family and Community Festivals and Holidays Folk Dance Folk Music Foods and Foodways Heroes and Heroines Home Decoration Identity Literature and Folklore Names and Name Giving Narrative Folktale Proverbs and Maxims Religion Rites of Passage Social Etiquette and Customs Superstition and Taboo Traditional Medicine and Healing Vernacular Language, Speech, and Manner Punjabi Americans History, People, and Culture Arts, Crafts, and Home Decoration Children's Folklore Dying and Death Rituals Family and Community Festivals and Holidays Foods and Foodways Gurbani Kirtan Gurdwara Heroes and Heroines Home Decoration Identity Literature and Folklore Names and Name Giving Proverbs and Maxims Religion Rites of Passage Sikh Gurus Sikhism Traditional Medicine and Healing Vernacular Language, Speech, and Manner Sri Lankan Americans History, People, and Culture Arts, Crafts, and Home Decoration Caste Christians Clothes and Jewelry Dying and Death Rituals Family and Community Festivals and Holidays Folk Dance and Performance Foods and Foodways Heroes and Heroines Identity Literature and Folklore Muslims Names and Name Giving Religion Rites of Passage Tamil Folktales and Proverbs Traditional Medicine and Healing Thai Americans History, People, and Culture Ancestor, Ghost, and Spirit Arts, Crafts, and Home Decoration Children's Folklore Clothes and Jewelry Community Domestic Religious Practices Dying and Death Rituals Ethnic Media Family and Community Festivals and Holidays Folk Dance and Performance Folk Music Foods and Foodways Heroes and Heroines Identity Names and Name Giving Narrative Folklore Religion Rites of Passage Social Etiquette, Customs, Superstitions, and Taboos Thai Dance and Music Thai Town Traditional Medicine and Healing Vernacular Language, Speech, and Manner Tibetan Americans History, People, and Culture Arts, Crafts, and Home Decoration Children and Folk Song Clothes and Jewelry Dalai Lama (1935–) Dying and Death Rituals Family and Community Festivals and Holidays Folk Dance and Performance Folk Music Foods and Foodways Heroes and Heroines Identity Literature and Folklore Names and Name Giving Narrative Folktales Proverbs and Maxims Religion Sand Mandala Social Etiquette and Customs Traditional Medicine and Healing Vernacular Language, Speech, and Manner Vietnamese Americans History, People, and Culture Arts and Crafts Boat People Children and Folk Song Clothes and Jewelry Domestic Religious Practices Dying and Death Rituals Family and Community Festivals and Holidays Folk Dance and Performance Folk Music Folktales and Narratives Foods and Foodways Heroes and Heroines Home Decoration Hurricane Katrina Experience Identity Indigenous Religious Traditions Little Saigon Monkey Bridge (Lan Cao) Names and Name Giving Proverbs and Maxims Religion Rites of Passage Social Etiquette and Customs Superstition and Taboo Tet Trung Sisters Truong Van Tran Incident Vernacular Language, Speech, and Manner Viet Kieu Appendix: Examples of Folktales in Asian America Bibliography List of Contributors Index About the Editors
Jonathan H. X. Lee is assistant professor of Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University. Kathleen M. Nadeau, PhD, is professor with the Department of Anthropology at California State University, San Bernardino.
This unique and well-documented reference is recommended for
academic and large public library collections.
*Booklist*
This is a good introduction to the history, culture, and traditions
of Asian American communities. Summing Up: Recommended.
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