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In volume one of this landmark study, focusing on developments up to 1940, Margaret Rossiter describes the activities and personalities of the numerous women scientists -- astronomers, chemists, biologists, and psychologists -- who overcame extraordinary obstacles to contribute to the growth of American science. This remarkable history recounts women's efforts to establish themselves as members of the scientific community and examines the forces that inhibited their active and visible participation in the sciences.
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Finally, some explanations!.......2000-06-29
Margaret Rossiter's work clearly outlines the rise in 19th century America of the notion that girls and women ought to be educated, and deftly constructs a gripping read about how this relatively new notion translated itself into women finally attaining access to higher education. She goes in-depth in examining each successive generation, from the 1840s onwards, in showing how, once one generation of women attained a certain level of education in the sciences, they sought to give the same and more opportunities to the next set of young women. Rossiter also clearly delineates part of what is probably at the origin of women's pay imbalance today: once so many women attained higher degrees, there was nowhere else for them to go, including the women's colleges where jobs were scarce. They therefore accepted much lower-paying jobs as "scientists' assistants" in the astronomy, botany, or other laboratory simply to utilize the knowledge they had gained. Rossiter's work gives insights into the hard-won educational rights we now take for granted, but illuminates some situations that have persisted into the present day. My only criticism of the work is that she mentions so many names of women becoming scientists, particularly in the 1880s and 1890s, that it became a bit confusing to keep them all straight. While she has charts showing how many women were attaining degrees at various women's, and finally coed, institutions, it would have been helpful to have a "genealogy" of all of these scientists. All in all one of the most interesting books I have read in months.
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In this brilliant, provocative, and necessary book, Lee M. Silver takes a cautiously optimistic look at the scientific advances that will allow us to engineer life in ways that were unimaginable just a few short years ago--indeed, in ways that go far beyond cloning. Could a child have two genetic mothers? Will parents someday soon be able to choose not only the physical characteristics of their children-to-be, but their personalities and talents as well? Will genetic enhancement ultimately lead to the dominance of a "genetic elite?" In clear, engaging, and accessible prose, Silver demystifies the science behind these and other thrinlling and frightening new possibilities, in a book that is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the hopes and dilemmas of the American family in the twenty-first century.
Customer Reviews:
Weak.......2007-03-06
It says in the bio the writer teaches at Princeton, but based on the writing, listless and without a compelling narrative, I can only hope the gentleman works as a subsitute teacher, rather than someone fully tenured. For a far more gripping story, both in information and narrative style, read MERCHANTS of IMMORTALITY. Science writing at it's very best!
Perfect transaction!.......2005-09-10
I received the book only a few days after I ordered it and it was in great condition. Thanks.
It was an awesome book.......2005-08-21
I find it very interesting reading. Lee Silver brought the complexities of the reprogentic labs to the grasp of the layman. It projects into the future of reproduction and it looks like the American society one day will finally come to accept cloning as an option, though expensive.
Human Genetic Engineering.......2005-02-03
I found this book exceptionally delightful. The author's views are extremely solid and he does not, through out the course of the book, waver in his judgment. I especially enjoyed his conclusion. All in all, this book is very well thought out.
A must-read for everyone!.......2004-04-29
This book is an excellent read for anyone with an interest in reproductive technologies. I submit that it is important for everyone as the issues in the book are rapidly becoming less science-fiction and more reality. Cloning and genetic selection are especially important. Both positive and negative scenarios resulting from the use of these and other technologies are presented. They may seem far-fetched at times but nonetheless possible.
I had the privilege of taking Prof. Silver's class at Princeton and listen to him lecture on this book and others on the subject, and I am so glad that I did.
Right now most people are terrified of the unknown future of cloning, genetic engineering, and other technologies. Please, read this book before making up your mind!
The best part about this book is that it does not get too bogged down in technical details. A non-scientist can read it and understand, but someone who knows more about the scientific aspects can still learn from it. There's something for everyone!
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- Banal, hackneyed, and arrogant
- Plausible Reprogenetics.
- Brave, wise, fascinating, fun
- Mr Silver writes like he has blinders on.
- What is cloning in the eyes of God?
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Remaking Eden: Cloning H
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Aldous Huxley wrote Brave New World in 1932, predicting a future of genetic control that now lies within our technological grasp. "While Huxley guessed right about the power we would gain over the process of reproduction, I think he was dead wrong when it came to predicting who would use the power," says geneticist Lee Silver. "It is individuals and couples who want to reproduce themselves in their own images, who want their children to be happy and successful, who will seize control of these new technologies." In Remaking Eden Silver shows how close we are to human genetic engineering, and how strong the forces are that are taking us there.
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On February 27, 1997, a stunning announcement appeared in the British journal Nature: for the first time ever, a mammal--a lamb named Dolly--had been successfully cloned from an adult cell. Less than a week later, scientists reported the successful cloning of a rhesus monkey, a primate whose reproduction and development is almost identical to our own. With two bold and hitherto unthinkable strokes, science fiction was transformed into science fact, preparing the way for a miraculous event that is, in all probability, inevitable: the cloning of a human being.
A distinguished scientist and professor at Princeton University, Lee M. Silver reveals what awaits us in the brilliant light of the new day that is now dawning. REMAKING EDEN is a fascinating exploration of the future of reprogenetic technologies--a cautiously optimistic look at the scientific advances that will allow us to engineer life in ways that were unimaginable just a few short years ago. Indeed, in ways that go far beyond cloning, and that are at once more thrilling and more frightening.
This is a brilliant, provocative, and necessary book. For better or worse, it describes the likely future of humankind--beyond fears both reasoned and unreasonable, beyond unrealistic utopian visions--an extra ordinary journey into a rapidly evolving tomorrow that no man or woman can forestall, but that we must all recognize and understand. REMAKING EDEN is an essential primer for that tomorrow.
Customer Reviews:
Banal, hackneyed, and arrogant.......1999-08-23
It doesn't take an undergraduate degree in physics for us to predict the implications of the genetic revolution as set out in this book. For a much more cogent and beautifully written tract, I highly recommend Robert Pollack's Signs of Life: Exploring the Language and Meanings of DNA.
Plausible Reprogenetics........1999-03-19
In Remaking Eden, Lee M. Silver takes his readers into a very real future, compliments of "reprogenetics." The one difference between Silver's book, and other science fiction books, is that he gives plausible explanations of how the scenarios he presents can be accomplished with today's technology. Remaking Eden is a book for those who want an interesting look into a very possible future of the human race.
Brave, wise, fascinating, fun.......1999-01-28
Few nationally-known experts these days have the bravery to draw the inescapable but politically incorrect conclusion about human cloning: It is inevitable. The current U.S. ban will only encourage rogue states, corporations, and individuals to do it--they'd have a monopoly. In the face of that, the U.S. will be forced to rescind its ban. This book persuasively identifies what will likely occur as a result. I found reading this book to be a fascinating and fun experience.
Mr Silver writes like he has blinders on........1998-05-27
Mr Silver puts forward some interesting possibilities, however, haven't we heard them all before? I also found the book to make the broadest of generalisations and assumptions, and in doing so, I believe Mr Silver's approach is somewhat close minded. He virtually proposes 'it's only a matter of time', but what about the matter of choice? The Roman Empire though it was 'only a matter of time' too. Might is not always right. And neither is the majority, or the market. I also think Mr Silver should take the time to correctly acknowledge authorship. e.g. "the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey written by Arthur C. Clarke." The film was also written by Stanley Kubrick. And while he's at it, he could perhaps not misquote things. "I'm sorry Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that." was not a response to a direct request for HAL to turn himself off.
What is cloning in the eyes of God?.......1998-03-05
Is cloning ethical, God says in the bible it isn't I believe that if we start to clone people, we will have overpopulated cities, town's and places. Who should be cloned, and who shouldn't? What about in crimes, if you have 2 or more suspects, what are you going to do? My personal opioion's are that it is wrong. Another question, what about the person's soul? What happens to it?
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- The Ultimate Rice cooker Cookbook
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The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook : 250 No-Fail Recipes for Pilafs, Risottos, Polenta, Chilis, Soups, Porridges, Puddings and More, from Start to Finish in Your Rice Cooker
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Beth Hensperger and Julie Kaufmann's The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook offers 250 timesaving, convenient, and healthy recipes for making everything from simple white rice to full-course meals. This cookbook proves the rice cooker--which tends to have a bad rap as a never-opened or oft-neglected wedding gift--can be surprisingly versatile: not only does it prepare your rice, it can be used for every dinner course--salad, soup, vegetable, entree, and even dessert.
There is a complete buying and cooking guide for the many rice varieties, as well as other whole grains such as barley, millet, wheat berry, and quinoa. Many of the recipes provide convenient alternative cooking methods for traditional dishes like Italian risottos (the Italian Sausage Risotto is wonderful). Hensperger and Kaufmann show the rice cooker can also work miracles for hot breakfast cereals and porridges with such recipes as Hot Fruited Oatmeal. Delightful main courses include Steamed Ginger Salmon and Asparagus in Black Bean Sauce, and the meal is done almost exclusively within the rice cooker for simple preparation and cleanup. The dessert section has many ideas beyond the expected Old-Fashioned Rice Pudding--the Poached Pears with Grand Marnier Custard Sauce is one elegant and sophisticated example. Both authors of this cookbook are seasoned food writers and this combined effort gives tasty, easy, and healthy recipes that will motivate you to use what has been, until now, an underutilized appliance. --Teresa Simanton
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This book unlocks the rice cooker's true potential. It thoroughly explains how this appliance works and how to prepare every kind of rice, grain, and dried bean.
Customer Reviews:
The Ultimate Rice cooker Cookbook.......2007-10-10
This cook book has extensive histories of rice and other suggested grains; good for the historian, bit much for this cook! Recipes, once you get to them are fine. I'd ordered another rice-cooker book at the same time, one aimed at students -- which I found to be handier and easier to use.
Very good as a simple reading.......2007-08-12
Even if you don't buy this book as a companion to a fuzzy logic(high recommended), it's still a really good read about rice. The only thing that is a let down about the book is the detail information, the print type, and occasionally the layout. Also, the biggest thing that is frustrating me with the book is trying to figure out how to measure liquids. They give conflicting,IMO, advice on how to measure out liquids and go on to say that "...always specify the difference." I didn't find that to be clear or the case in some instances. (If anyone can clear that up for me, that would be great.)
Otherwise I still would recommend this book, and will probably buy 2 for family members for Christmas. It's worthy of being on a kitchen bookshelf.
Great cookbook........2007-05-09
This cookbook has a big variety of recipes to try in your rice cooker! If you have recently bought a rice cooker or had one for a while & want to learn more ways to use it, then get this book! I must add a lot of the recipes will require a rice cook with fuzzy logic (or the more advanced/expensive cookers.)
Rice CookerRecipes.......2007-04-10
I am new to rice cookers and I found this book to be very helpful... There are so many recipes that everyone will find lots to choose from... I refer to this book every time I use my cooker... Everyone who has a rice cooker should have this book.
Best rice cooker companion.......2007-04-06
I just bought a fuzzy logic rice cooker // this book is the best // the recipes are great
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The Ultimate Chili Cookbook explores every facet of the long history of chili: the geography of chili, different cultural approaches to preparing chili that have evolved throughout the United States, and fascinating folklore of chili. Also includes more than 135 wonderful mouthwatering chili recipes.
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Just one Gosh, Darned, Mighty Fine Chili Book.......2006-10-12
The Ultimate Chili Cookbook is one of ten chili books I refer to when I want to make chili differently than the two recipes I usually use. We have chili a lot in our house and both my Dad and my Mama have their favorite ways of cooking it. I grew up with their recipes and I have documented them in one of my "Amazon So You'd Like to Guides" and I hope you take a look at it. Both recipes are delicious, but when you've had them as often as I've had 'em, you sort of yearn for something a bit different. So, once a week, usually on Saturdays, I break out these ten books and search for a chili recipe I either haven't tried, or one I haven't made in a long time. Of course, like all cooks, I fudge a bit with the ingredients, but not all that much. I like to stick pretty close to the recipes, at least the first few times I make it, so I can get an idea of what the writer/recipe maker had intended.
And let me tell you, you'd be surprised at the subtleties there are in a chili recipe. As they say, no two chile recipes were created equal, but the recipes in this book have never let me down. I've got a lot of chili books, have tried a lot of recipes over the years, but the recipes here, like the recipes in my other nine fave books, have been consistently good. You can't go wrong with The Ultimate Chili Cookbook.
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Older horse.......2000-09-13
A quick read with great advice and guidance.
Older horse.......2000-09-13
A quick read with great advice and guidance.
Book Description
Striking photos showcase some of the best-known traditional two-color quilt patterns.
Various styles, each presented in stunning two-color combinations, inspire quilters of diverse tastes.
Each full-size pattern gives step-by-step instructions, the quilt schematic, and yardage requirements, making it easy to create and customize.
Includes helpful tips that ensure success—even for beginners.
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If you like red & white or blue & white.......2006-04-09
Beautiful book, great two color quilts, but can easily be adapted to lots of color, Better Homes & Garden always has great books, I've never been disappointed with any of their quilting or decorating books.
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This book is a treasure!.......2005-06-09
I first became aware of Margaret Miller while watching an episode of "Simply Quilts." She demonstrated her Easy Pieces method, and I was mesmerized. I ordered the book, and I haven't put it down since. She is a genius with color and design, and her methods are easy enough for a novice quilter. This book is a must-have!
Creativity Plus.......2001-04-20
Margaret Miller's book is filled with incredible creativity. She guides the reader to just let the juices flow and not to be afraid to try whatever "the reader" feels will work. No intimidation, no stress. First time quilters need not be afraid to give it a shot. Every quilt is a piece of art!! I'll own all of her books soon!
Spectacular Mind Opener.......2000-09-14
This book has been inspirational to me. I am now in the process of designing my own "Easy Pieces" quilt. The concept of using only triangles and wedges and then cutting the 6" block from the sewn pieces is so simple even I, a beginner quilter, could figure it out. The color and pattern possibilities seem to be endless and the results are startling. I have to finish up a boring hexagon quilt before I allow myself to start my Easy Pieces quilt, but I know exactly what I am going to do and have purchased the fabrics already. WOW"
Reccomended by the accidental quilter.......2000-08-17
I bought this book to learn more about designing quilts. Margaret Miller encourages the reader to play with two basic geometric shapes. This frees up the beginner from being overwhelmed by complicated construction techniques and able to play with quilt design. The quilts selected for inclusion in this volume also have a great deal of motion built into the design, so it gives the reader a chance to study how this is done. If you want to learn more about design, color, and motion of quilts--this is an excellent resource. Color examples that are my favorites include Marty Kutz's "Fall Frost" (pg. 60),Grace Crocker's "Quilt Virus"(pg. 66), Maureen Roy's "Sisters"(pg. 100), and Nancy Meyer's "The Inside Story."(pg. 51). All of the examples in this book are contemporary style quilts. mary cox the accidental quilter
Margaret Miller does it again!.......2000-01-06
If you are really looking to expand your horizons in quilting then this is the book for you. She takes you beyond your comfort zone and demands that you take a closer look at how you view color, light and motion on the flat field that quilters work with. I love and own all her books and appreciate the push she gives to my mind!
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Nancy J. Martin, author of the bestseller Make Room for Quilts, now introduces Two-Color Quilts! Nancy shares her special `how-to's for creating 20 crisp red-and-white and blue-and-white quilts that are favorites of quilters and collectors everywhere. Inside, find:
• Complete instructions for creating 20 beautiful, high-contrast quilts
• Pointers on fabric selection, rotary cutting, machine piecing, and appliqué
• A wealth of quilting suggestions and finishing techniques
The book is designed in a fun, topsy-turvy style, boasting not one, but two front covers! Instructions for classic red quilts begin on one cover, while directions for true-blue quilts begin on the other.
Customer Reviews:
Possibly a 5 star!.......2004-02-14
I haven't yet made a quilt from this book but I am impressed witht the diagrams and written instructions. I agree with previous review- 2 color fabrics are easier to choose if you're a beginner. My daughter has selected a pattern and I hope to get started very soon. Enjoy.
Nicely laid out........2002-11-14
This book is about two coloured quilts. The author shows us blue and white quilts as well as red and white quilts. The instructions are very clear and the diagrams are easy to follow. It is a good example of how just two colours can make such a colourful quilt. A treasure for any quilter's library.
O.K. but- - -.......2002-11-05
If you're just starting out in quilting, by all mean buy this book. Firstly, you cut down the hassle of colors, patterns / designs in the calicos. Because Ms. Martin involves values of the red and/or blues, these quilts could be made up in flannels. Secondly you have a multiple of blocks / patterns from which to choose. And, as always, the instructions are clear and to the point. If your quilting skills are a little better than those of a novice, and you have some skills in quilting (i.e., changing block sizes), and a modicum of imagination, you'd be much better off in buying Ms. Martin's PERPETUAL CALENDAR.
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Well organized, easy to use reference.......2000-08-10
This book offers much needed support to child care providers who are caring for special needs children or who wonder whether the child they are caring for has a special need. It is designed in an easy to use format: 33 exceptionalities are included (such as asthma, epilepsy, learning disabilities, abuse, etc.) with 3-5 pages of information on each one. The layout is in chart form with a spiral binding, so the book can be left open to the exceptionality you wish to review. Under each category the authors address the following: Behavioral Characteristics, What Else Could It Be?, and Recommendations. Additional resources are provided at the end of each category.
Customer Reviews:
Skip it........2006-08-02
I am a prenatal yoga instructor and have have had two babies of my own at home... even I thought this book was too out there! If you want someone's personal account of multiple home births and the astrological signs of everyone she comes into contact with, then this is the book for you. Otherwise, I recommend Yoga Journal/Lamaze's Yoga for Pregnancy video.
Excellent Pregnancy Planner & Guide.......2006-07-11
Excellent Pregnancy Planner and Guide from a 5x Mom who had waterbirth 5 times, every pregnancy and birth and baby is different and J. Baker knows this from experience!! I used this book with my daughter who was 10lbs even and had a 3hr labor, no tearing an no pain. Thank you J. Baker!! Tigermom3@yahoo.com
Bella Luna.......2006-03-22
A wonderful narrative full of many beautiful pictures! I love this book and the woman who wrote it. She is a star in the birthing community and her work is timeless.
Jeannine Parvati Baker cleared the road for my birth.......2006-02-12
I love this book. Not only does it have prenatal exercises to strengthen the expectant mother, emotionally and physically, it also contains birth stories of Jeannine's 6 children, and her first grandchild. These stories are wonderful. I reread them while I labored with my 3rd child, and they helped me focus on the wonder of what was happening in my body. It was truly a joyful event! I credit JPB and this book for helping me along this path to finally attain an unmedicated birth, ecstatic freebirth! Many blessings to Jeannine and family. Eternally grateful.
Joya Roy
This book is wonderful.......2003-09-26
Review of Prenatal Yoga & Natural Childbirth - Silver Anniversary edition
by: Jeannine Parvati Baker
by: Robin Lim
My copy arrived by mail. I felt the stork had dropped a bundle on my
doorstep. I so loved the first and later editions of Prenatal Yoga, and
was nervous to see how 'she' had matured.
First - the cover is delicious. Inside I found everything I always
loved about prenatal yoga. The photos. The YOGA. The stories. A poem I
treasure. Everything new in this book is ancient knowledge, wise words
which I as a woman need to read over and over again.
This book and I have a long 'herstory'. In 1975 to 76 I was a
pregnant teenager. My midwives in Santa Barbara loaned me their 1st
edition copy of Prenatal Yoga. I loved it so much that I bought one for
myself. Following Jeannine's simple instructions for centering and healing
my body through yoga, I achieved a blissful pregnancy, and an ecstatic
passage into motherhood.
I have always believed that, the quality of an expectant woman's fine level
of feeling during pregnancy, greatly influences the wholeness of the baby's
soul. Today, as I write, that first baby of mine, Déjà, is in
Johannesburg, South Africa. She is a U.N. delegate at the World Summit on
Sustainable Development. She is an advocate for human rights regarding
HIV/AIDS policies for the poor. Today I cannot help but wonder if the
quiet neck rolls, cat stretches, pythons, pelvic rocks and deep delicious
breathing I did, daily while she grew under my heart, had an effect.
The book Prenatal Yoga & Natural Childbirth, guided me through all
five pregnancies. I have lost this book so many times. Loaned it out,
given it away. Always when she comes home to me, I rejoice, and gobble up
each word.
As a midwife I plan to have many copies in my lending library. I do find
that the women I help who practice prenatal yoga, have smoother deliveries.
This makes my job less stressful. With the release of the silver
anniversary edition I am certain that the next generation of mothers and
their babies will be blessed. As a grandmother I intend to keep it on my
shelf forever.
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Dear Merilyn
Barbra Leslie
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Detailing Barbra Leslie's search for release from the self-contempt she felt after being sexually abused at the age of five and her shocking guilt following a backyard abortion at age 19, this autobiography reveals an artist finally at peace with herself. Leslie dicusses how she has become one of few Autralian painters able to earn a living from her art and reflects on her period of rebelliousness as an art student in the late 1950s and early 1960s. And more than an autobiography,
Dear Merilyn is also an Australian family saga conveyed with fearless honesty, as the events described are by turns shocking, frightening, funny, and heartwarming.
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The only anthology of its kind, Only What We Could Carry is a collection of literature from the internment experience, including poetry and fiction written and published in the camps, personal diaries, letters, and the haunting recollections of other American citizens who saw what was happening.
Customer Reviews:
The Pacific War from the homefront........2007-08-28
For World War II history buffs, this book is an excellent view from the eyes of Japanese Americans. They were amazing people in how they dealt with the situation.
One section of the book gets a little bogged down covering the issue of "Question 28", and I passed over the poetry, but beyond that it is a great read.
Only What We Could Carry: The Japanese American Internment Experience.......2007-08-25
I thought I knew a good bit about the internment of Japanese-American citizens during World War II before I read this book, but I was badly mistaken. This is a very good gathering of different sources: journal excerpts, recollections, legal documents, photos, poetry, ect., that give a complete and horrible picture of these events. The parallels to an unfortunate number of things happening currently in our government/society are a real demonstration of the adadge that if we don't learn from history we are condemned to repeat it.
What National Panic makes us think........2003-09-11
Only what we could carry, edited by Lawson Fusao Inada, is a compilation of photography, drawings, poems, personal stories, legal documents, and memoirs of the Japanese Americans that were put into internment by the American government after the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor. Not only did this book include the interneesEexperience and their feelings, the interneesEAmerican friends and the media who were on the government side were included.
Some of the interesting facts in this book were the propaganda images. One that really struck me as an interesting propaganda was titled, "How to spot a Jap.E In a cartoon style, it mentions the differences between a Chinese and a Japanese. The drawings are put there so that it'll be easy for the public to differentiate them. I'm Japanese and I found this propaganda amusing. By just looking or reading the propaganda, it gives the reader the history and portrays how so many Americans were narrow minded and easily persuaded.
Perspectives.......2001-11-05
This book has an impressive collection of accounts from various sources and manages to touch upon any significant Japanese American experience during World War II.
I purchased this book for its coverage of the Nisei 100th and 442nd batalions, and was impressed at the varied perspectives included. From an excerpt from Daniel Inouye's account to a reflection by a concentration camp survivor liberated by men of the 442nd, Only What We Could Carry certainly covers the map.
A good source for those studying any aspect of Japanese American life during the war, and an excellent one for those studying the subject in general.
An important account of the Japanese American internment.......2001-01-17
Only What We Could Carry provides an important account of the Japanese American internment experience after the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor. Personal documents, art and propaganda are presented in a title which captures the camp experience in a series of personal autobiographical revelations. Highly recommended.
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- Fresh and Different.
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- A Must Read!
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The Big Aiiieeeee!
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Donald Duk: A Novel
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Asian Amer Literature Pb
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Charlie Chan Is Dead 2: At Home in the World (An Anthology of Contemporary Asian American Fiction--Revised and Updated)
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No-No Boy
ASIN: 0452010764 |
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Fresh and Different........2003-10-22
I am a proud owner of the Big Aiiiieee. It is absolutely refreshing to hear from other voices than the popular writers such as Tan, Kingston, and Hwang. Chin certainly has made many great and valid points. Tan, Kingston, and Hwang, together, represent a body of cultural sensationalism against especially 'Asian American' men. I agree with Chin on many points; however, Tan, Kingston, and Hwang are wholly to be blamed.
First of all, the term "Asian American" should be eradicated. I am not an Asian American. I am a Chinese-Vietnamese American, as specific as that. With that in mind, this anthology is mainly composed of Chinese and Japanese-American perspectives. Where are representational voices of Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian, and South Asian people (India, Parkistan, Burma).
Secondly, I agree with Mr. Chin that Tan's and Kingston's portrayal of Chinese culture is primitive and backward. Tan's Joy Luck Club contains lot of images that promote cultural sensationalism and exoticism. For example, An Mei's mother cuts her flesh from her arm and dumps them into her grandmother's soup. The non-asian readers will subsequently thrive on this stereotype and apply it for all "Asians." This is like another form of canibalism. Another example of cultural sensationalism is the uncle eating live, jumping shrimps with his chopsticks (or Did I miss something?). As for Kingston, the Woman Warrior clearly was written with an intention as a feminist piece. Because there is no greatly equal novel to dispute its exaggerated feminism, mainstream readers take this as a true portrayal of Chinese/Asian men -- brutal rapists.
Furthermore and on a positive note, what makes this anthology fresh is the fact that it includes other fresh(not new)but neglected voices such as Louis Chu, John Okana, Monica Sone, Gish Jen, and so on, writers that are not given a fair chance in mainstream publishing.
Finally, I think this is a great anthology. Unfortunately, it does not truly represent me and my Vietnamese American community. What I got from reading this anthology is a sense of freshness as far as perspective is concerned; however, emotionally, I am more identified with Flannery O'connor, Toni Morrison, and Duong Thu Huong.
For those dire fans of Mr. Chin and harsh critics of interracial relationship: He married a caucasian woman, so are some of his colleagues.
Beware of whom you worship!
It's a matter of history........2002-04-26
Since the publication of this book, it has been criticized for it's "machismo, misogynist" morale. Guess who these criticisms are coming from? White feminists (or those who support them). They cannot look beyond history and textual matter, instead they force and assume their principles and try (and unforunately, they succeeded) to make this a battle of Women's rights. I have read Chin's "Come All Ye Asian American Writers of the Real and of the Fake" and in nowhere is there any misogynistic dictum. Why? Because this isn't a matter of Women's views or MEN'S! It's about history and how it should be interpreted. People like Kingston, Hwang, and Tan want to deconstruct Asian American history. Feminists want to help Kingston's and Tan's deconstructive views by arbitrarily labeling Chin as a misogynist. If Chin or the editors of The Big Aiiieeeee! were misogynist why would they have women writers in this anthology? Just because there aren't that many women writers doesn't mean it's totally and utterly sexist. Could it be because there aren't that many authentic Asian American women writers?! If there are no authentic texts to Asia America, would it hurt to say that stereotypes (or whatever) are actually right?
Thoroughly engrossing!.......2002-03-03
This is a great anthology on Asian American history that's well worth your time to read!
A Must Read!.......2002-03-02
What gives people like Amy Tan, Maxine Hong Kingston, and David Henry Hwang the right to take my cultural distinctions and cater it to a white audience who want the stereotypical Chinese?! I'm glad Frank Chin exposed these sell-outs in this important book. There are Asians who are far from being these sorts of stereotypes described in the literatures of Tan, Kingston, and Hwang, and these editors prove it. Read this book and you'll find that out yourself.
I'm Filipino.......2002-02-09
and I know how much these editors helped my ethnicity in the first Aiiieeeee! These people (Chan, Chin, Inada, and Wong) know their stuff, and they're not ashamed of their cutlure. They are unassimilated, brave, talented, and strong. You would be more proud of your Asian race after reading this book.
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poetry & prose
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Legends from Camp.......2001-01-28
I had the great pleasure to hear Lawson Fusao Inada read some of his poems from this book. It is truly inspirational to catch a glimpse, through his words, of his view of the world. "Legends from Camp" contains poems inspired by his childhood in an internment camp for Japanese Americans during WWII, his home in the state of Oregon, and his love of Jazz. On the back cover of the book, Leslie Marmon Silko writes: "Inada's ear for the musicality of English is unsurpassed: Legends from Camp is a veritable symphony you must not miss." This is so true.
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Born in Oakland, California, in 1910, the young Toshio Mori dreamed of being an artist, a Buddhist missionary, and a baseball player. Instead, he grew flowers in the family nursery business, and—influenced by contemporaries such as Sherwood Anderson and Ernest Heming-way —produced a body of extraordinary fiction. His well-crafted, humorous, wise tales celebrate the Japanese American community he knew so well, and reach beyond it to describe the essential human condition. The promise of a writing career was tragically interrupted when the publication of his first collection of short stories, Yokohama, California, was cancelled after the United States entered World War II. Mori was soon on his way from Oakland to Topaz, Utah—one of 110,000 citizens of Japanese descent held in internment camps between 1941 and 1944. When Yokohama, California was finally published in 1949, Toshio Mori was, at last, able to claim his place as "one of the most important new writers in the country" (William Saroyan). Unfinished Message includes fifteen stories, a novella, letters, photographs, and an interview with Toshio Mori. Some of this material has never before been published.
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Drawing the Line: Poems
Lawson Fusao Inada
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Before the war;: Poems as they happened
Lawson Fusao Inada
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what?.......2003-10-28
the above reviewer (m.chan) should probably bother doing a bit of research on the text before writing as an authority on its shortcomings. i recommend that he look at the original publishing date of the anthology, examine the ethnic demographics of Asian America at the time, consider what other works of Asian American criticism existed at the time, then re-examine the excellent and incisive critical essays written by the editors of this historic book.
Ground Breaking!.......2002-03-09
You guys should make an effort to buy this book (if it's still around). In it, the editors expose "Asian American" authors who thought it best to represent Asian Americans by making them love "white America" in spite of their own Asian culture! For instance, Pardee Lowe has an aversion toward the tong his father is in; and in order to keep him from these "heathen chinese" he helps convert his father into Christianity (this nation's prevalent religion). You will also learn how subtle racist figures like Charlie Chan represent what whites perceive as Asianness. Bear in mind, the editors are not segregating the term Asian to mean just Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino. Rather, they are merely using Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino literature to convey (this is a part of their argument) that these different subgroups (and then some) within Asia America were not (and are not) assimilated (they did not hate their own culture to show their patriotism toward America). They open their book with "Asian Americans are not one people but several - Chinese Americans, Japanese Americans, and Filipino Americans." They are not saying "Asian Americans are not one people but only three..." And, yes, I've met Asian Americans who are just as biased as white people, but this isn't the case that the editors are making (nor are they this way). Really, all they are doing is challenging the subtle racist stereotypical view whites have of Asians (which is a prevalent view). Some of you may not know what a stereotype of an Asian person is! Why not find out how REAL Asians are by reading this masterpiece.
first anthology of asian american writing.......2002-02-27
The reviewer below misses the point. This book was the first anthology of Asian American writers to come out of the period of the founding of Ethnic Studies. It focuses soley on works by Japanese, Chinese and Pilipino Americans and features the usual suspects, Frank Chin, Carlos Bulosan, etc. It does not inlcude works by Vietnamese or Thai Americans because there was next to no immigration or even refugees from those countries immigrating pre 1965. Get your facts straight and review the text in its historical context and you will find that this text is a valuable source to capture the many dilemmas that Asian American's faced in forging an identity of their own.
Ground Breaking!.......2002-02-24
You guys should make an effort to buy this book (if it's still around). In it, the editors expose "Asian American" authors who thought it best to represent Asian Americans by making them love "white America" in spite of their own Asian culture! For instance, Pardee Lowe has an aversion toward the tong his father is in; and in order to keep him from these "heathen Chinese" he helps convert his father into Christianity (this nation's prevalent religion). You will also learn how subtle racist figures like Charlie Chan represent what whites perceive as Asianness. Bear in mind, the editors are not segregating the term Asian to mean just Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino. Rather, they are merely using Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino literature to convey (this is a part of their argument) that these different subgroups (and then some) within Asia America were not (and are not) assimilated (they did not hate their own culture to show their patriotism toward America). They open their book with "Asian Americans are not one people but several - Chinese Americans, Japanese Americans, and Filipino Americans." They are not saying "Asian Americans are not one people but only three..." And, yes, I've met Asian Americans who are just as biased as white people, but this isn't the case that the editors are making (nor are they this way). Really, all they are doing is challenging the subtle racist stereotypical view whites have of Asians (which is a prevalent view). Some of you may not know what a stereotype of an Asian person is! Why not find out how REAL Asians are by reading this masterpiece.
