Index to Dominant Culture moments from LITR 5731 summer 2006

Thursday, 30 August: Examples of the Immigrant Narrative. Anzia Yezierska, “Soap and Water” (IA 105-110) [handout]; Nicholasa Mohr, “The English Lesson” (IA 21-34)

·        Dominant culture moment: Cheryl Voskamp

Thursday, 6 September: “Model Minorities”: Asian American Immigrant Literature

Sui Sin Far, "In the Land of the Free" (IA 3-11); Gish Jen, “In the American Society” (IA 158-171); Maxine Hong Kingston, from The Woman Warrior (VA 195-200) [handout]; Carlos Bulosan, from American is in the Heart [handout]

·        Dominant culture moment: Donna Shotwell

Thursday, 20 September: American Indian Minority vs. the immigrant narrative.

Leslie Marmon Silko, “The Man to Send Rain Clouds” (IA 205-209); Louise Erdrich, "American Horse" (IA 210-220); Mei Mei Evans, “Gussuk” (IA 237-251)

·         Dominant culture moment: Ashley Webb

Thursday, 27 September: Mexican Americans: Immigrant / American Dream story, or Minority? Richard Rodriguez, from Hunger of Memory [handout]; Gary Soto, “Like Mexicans” [handout]; Nash Candelaria, "El Patron" (IA 221-228); Sandra Cisneros, "Barbie-Q" (IA 252-253)

·        Dominant culture moment: instructor

Thursday, 4 October: Other Hispanic Americans: Immigrant / American Dream story, or Minority? Junot Diaz, "How to Date a Browngirl . . . “ (IA 276-279); Oscar Hijuelos, “Visitors, 1965” (IA 310-325) Judith Ortiz Cofer, "Silent Dancing" [handout]

·        Dominant culture moment: Alana Elkins

Thursday, 1 November: Jewish-American: Chosen People in the New World. Anzia Yezierska, Bread Givers (1925)

·        Dominant culture moment: Tami Gilley