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COALITIONS AND CONTROVERSY: An examination of the politics of Asian
American studies in the wake of the furor athwart Blu's Hanging.

A generation ago, Asian American literati came together in the interest
of Asian American political unity, still today, politics is tearing
that literary community apart. The 800-member Association for Asian
American Studies (AAAS) -- the pre-eminent academic network for Asian
American literary studies since the association's founding in 1979
-- has been hit hard from the bitter controversy over its decision to
award Lois-Ann Yamanaka for her 1997

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