The book was purchased through the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
Contents:
Cover; VOLUME ONE; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Asian American Folklore and Folklife; PAN ASIAN AMERICANS; MIXED HERITAGE, MIXED RACE ASIAN AMERICANS; AFGHAN AMERICANS; BURMESE AMERICANS; CAMBODIAN AMERICANS; CHINESE AMERICANS; FILIPINO AMERICANS; Index; VOLUME TWO; HMONG AMERICANS; INDIAN AMERICANS; INDONESIAN AMERICANS; JAPANESE AMERICANS; KOREAN AMERICANS; LAOTIAN AMERICANS; MALAYSIAN AMERICANS; Index; VOLUME THREE; MONGOLIAN AMERICANS; NEPALI AMERICANS; OKINAWAN AMERICANS; PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICANS; PAKISTANI AMERICANS; PUNJABI AMERICANS; SRI LANKAN AMERICANS
THAI AMERICANSTIBETAN AMERICANS; VIETNAMESE AMERICANS; Appendix: Examples of Folktales in Asian America; Bibliography; List of Contributors; Index; About the Editors
Summary:
As the global and transnational relationship between Asia and America grow, so too are Asian American traditions, including folklore and folklife, becoming increasingly important to all Americans. Whether expressed in a Pakistani folk dance, a Mongolian religious story, or a song by Japanese American rapper Mike Shinoda, expressions of Asian American folklife are an important part of cultural life in America today
