Description: Examining a range of Chinese Canadian literature, this book incorporates elements of the author's own family story-her grandmother's letters and photographs-to demonstrate links and breaks between the past and present. It explores connection, community, and identity along with discussions of national, gendered, and racialized importance.
Brief description: Lindsay Diehl is an Assistant Professor of English at the University of Manitoba, specializing in contemporary Canadian literature and Asian Canadian studies. Her research, which focuses on Chinese Canadian writing, has been featured in such journals as Canadian Literature, Canada & Beyond, and English Studies in Canada. She lives and works in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on Treaty One territory.