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From: Hart, Brian <Brian.Hart>
Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 16:15:24 -0500
Quickly, let me throw out a title that deals with a group's omission from history, as well as some kind of time-travel (both topics touched upon in the current rambling discussion): Donald Duk, by Frank Chin. What i remember of the story (and i may make mistakes; but this is just a quick comment): it is set in San Francisco, Chinatown; revolves upon a teen boy who brings up the fact that his heritage has been ignored in the history book being used in school, and then he is brought back into a scene which has railroad workers (Chinese, and perhaps Irish?, and others?) involved in a fight; a teen level (as a starting point) novel--Coffee House Press.
Message----From: Meg Rothstein [mailto:811.52 at uwalumni.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 7:57 PM To: Subscribers of ccbc-net Subject: Re: [ccbc-net] re pen arrogance:
One of my very favorite authors of historical fiction thankfully asked the same question when writing about the past. Whose voices are heard? Not only were the stories her father told her *not* found in the history textbooks she was required to study in school, even her teacher disbelieved her when she tried to set the record straight. I'm so grateful she became an author who cares about recounting history, as well as being a writer of pure excellence.
For more about *Mildred Taylor*:
(short but detailed biography) http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/taylorbib.htm (bibliography)
Meg
Quoting Kathleen Horning :
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Received on Wed 19 May 2004 04:15:24 PM CDT
Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 16:15:24 -0500
Quickly, let me throw out a title that deals with a group's omission from history, as well as some kind of time-travel (both topics touched upon in the current rambling discussion): Donald Duk, by Frank Chin. What i remember of the story (and i may make mistakes; but this is just a quick comment): it is set in San Francisco, Chinatown; revolves upon a teen boy who brings up the fact that his heritage has been ignored in the history book being used in school, and then he is brought back into a scene which has railroad workers (Chinese, and perhaps Irish?, and others?) involved in a fight; a teen level (as a starting point) novel--Coffee House Press.
Message----From: Meg Rothstein [mailto:811.52 at uwalumni.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 7:57 PM To: Subscribers of ccbc-net Subject: Re: [ccbc-net] re pen arrogance:
One of my very favorite authors of historical fiction thankfully asked the same question when writing about the past. Whose voices are heard? Not only were the stories her father told her *not* found in the history textbooks she was required to study in school, even her teacher disbelieved her when she tried to set the record straight. I'm so grateful she became an author who cares about recounting history, as well as being a writer of pure excellence.
For more about *Mildred Taylor*:
(short but detailed biography) http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/taylorbib.htm (bibliography)
Meg
Quoting Kathleen Horning :
lack
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