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Walking a Fine Line: Publishing Chinese-American Stories in an Era of Xenophobia

Posted on May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 by hayleyobrion

Image from Old Chinatown: A Book of Picture, by Arnold Genthe, with text by Will Irwin. New York: M. Kennerley, 1913. Via HathiTrust / public domain. Link. By the year of 1849, the California Gold Rush had begun, and people from all over the world flocked to the American West to get a taste of … Continue reading Walking a Fine Line: Publishing Chinese-American Stories in an Era of Xenophobia

Mrs. Spring Fragrance

Posted on January 1, 2020July 4, 2020 by hayleyobrion

Cover of Mrs. Spring Fragrance, by Sui Sin Far [Edith Maude Eaton]. Chicago: A.C. McClurg, 1912. Image from Cornell University Library via HathiTrust. Mrs. Spring Fragrance was the only collection of short stories published by the writer Sui Sin Far, who was born Edith Maude Eaton in 1865. A woman of Chinese-English descent, she grew … Continue reading Mrs. Spring Fragrance