Asian American identity

Analysis of David Wong Louie’s The Barbarians Are Coming

By NASRULLAH MAMBROL on September 22, 2025

Following the highly acclaimed short-story collection, Pangs of Love (1991), this debut novel by David Wong Louie represents an in-depth exploration of the theme of cultural assimilation. Critical opinion of The Barbarians Are Coming is generally very positive, praising Louie’s… Read More ›

Analysis of Milton Murayama’s All I Asking for Is My Body

By NASRULLAH MAMBROL on July 13, 2025

Almost every scholar of Asian American literature has acknowledged the brilliance of Milton Murayama’s first novel, All I Asking for Is My Body, and its notable contribution to local Hawaiian and Asian American literature. When All I Asking for Is… Read More ›