1. Sin Sui Far and historical relevance
... justly" with one another was turn-of-the-century Eurasian journalist and fiction writer Sui Sin Far. In an essay entitled "The Chinese in America," Sui Sin Far laments western literary depictions of the Chinese that portray them as "unfeeling" and "custom-bound." "Fiction writers seem to be so imbued with [these] ideas that you scarcely ever read about a Chinese person ... in North America populated with characters rich and diverse in their complexity. This study builds on White-Parks' conclusions by exploring the role of genre manipulation in Sui Sin Far's literary and political innova...
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