Research Guides: English Language and Literature: Minority Literatures

Minority Literatures: Companions and Histories

The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature (2001) by William L. Andrews, Frances Smith Foster, Trudier Harris (Editors)
Asian American Literature (2008) by Bella Adams
An introduction to internationally successful writers such as Maxine Hong Kingston, Amy Tan, Bharati Mukherjee, Gish Jen, Chang-Rae Lee and Amitav Ghosh, set in a range of literary-cultural contexts.

The Cambridge Companion to the African American Slave Narrative (2007) by Audrey A. Fisch (Editor)
Drexel Library PS366.A35 C36 2007
African-American Writers (2001) by Valerie Smith (Editor)
Drexel Library PS153.N5 A344 and England Library Reference (2 vols.)
This work offers extremely in-depth entries on select African American writers. While the volumes attempt to be in-depth rather than comprehensive, the entries treat biography and literary analysis of their writings very carefully. Entries include an extensive bibliography of primary and secondary works for further exploration.
The Columbia Guide to Asian American Literature Since 1945 (2006) by Guiyou Huang
This guide covers Canadian and U.S. authors with cultural and ethnic origins in East Asia, South Asia, and the Pacific Islands.
Chinese American Literature since the 1850s (2000) by Xiao-Huang Yin
England Library PS 153 C45 Y56
Encyclopedia of American Indian Literature (2007) by Jennifer McClinton-Temple; Alan R. Velie
England Library Reference PS153 I52 E56