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Acknowledgments

Let me begin with my deepest apologies for any oversights or omissions.

My journey into the labyrinthine world of Asian American literature was initiated by Shirley Geok-lin Lim; this book could not have been possible without her tireless mentorship and her galvanizing presence. Gavin Jones, Michele Elam, Andrea Lunsford, and Paul Robinson were patient enough to read through the complete manuscript and to offer incisive critiques; they became what I might call the perfect postgraduate school “first book committee.” In the early and formative stages, I was lucky enough to be a part of an amazing writing group with Juliana Chang and Celine Parreñas Shimizu, who gave me the courage to go down this manuscript path. I look forward to many more years of collaborating with you both. I also could not have survived book writing without the occasional study hour and intellectual companionship offered by Yvonne Yarbro-Bejarano. To the winners—Jennifer Ann Ho, Betsy Huang, Paul Lai, and Sue J. Kim—your generosity and kindness always inspire me and humble me. Glen Mimura: thank you so much for your mentorship during my postdoctoral period.

Other colleagues and friends have generously given their time and support by reading, commenting, and advising me on chapter drafts; these include Ramón Saldívar, erin Khuê Ninh, Stewart Chang, Jerry Miller, Aimee Bahng, Jean Kim, Sau-Ling C. Wong, John Bender, Nancy Ruttenburg, John Peterson, Melissa Colleen Stevenson, Donald C. Goellnicht, Shelley Fisher Fishkin, Yanoula K. Athanassakis, Jeanne Sokolowski, and Anne Anlin Cheng. I give thanks to the faculty of Stanford’s English Department, who have been so welcoming and collegial, especially Arnold Rampersad, Ken Fields, Eavan Boland, Jennifer Summit, Paula Moya, Ursula Heise, Patricia Parker, Judy Richardson, Alice Stavely, Roland Greene, Franco Moretti, Claire Jarvis, Vaughn Rasberry, Peggy Phelan, Sianne Ngai, Mark McGurl, Michelle Karnes, Adam Johnson, Hannah Sullivan, Blair Hoxby, Toby Wolff, Roland Greene, Nick Jenkins, Franco Moretti, Hilton Obenzinger, Shimon Tanaka, Saikat Majumdar, Subhasree Chakravarty, Chris Rovee, Alex Woloch, Denise Gigante, Shimon Tanaka, Blakey Vermeule, Terry Castle, and Helen Brooks. Elizabeth Tallent: thank you for the pleasure of tea time. Stephen Orgel: thank you for the generosity of your friendship. Across the campus, I am grateful for the presence of the many who have supported my teaching and research: Russell Berman, Harry Elam, Gordon Chang, David Palumbo-Liu, Heather Hadlock, Helen Stacy, Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu, and James Sheehan.

The anonymous reviewers during my fourth-year review were also incredibly helpful in improving the quality of this manuscript.

There has been a large community of scholars, writers, and others who have read and helped to advance my work: Michael Benveniste, Alexander Chee, Tina Chen, Floyd Cheung, Cheng Lok Chua, Kandice Chuh, Hyeyurn Chung, Martha Cutter, Robert G. Diaz, Enda Duffy, Diane C. Fujino, Dorothy Fujita-Rony, Catherine Fung, Geneva M. Gano, Donald C. Goellnicht, Christine Hong, Terry Hong, Hsuan L. Hsu, Linh Hua, Adria L. Imada, Allan Punzalan Isaac, Wen Jin, Laura Hyun Yi Kang, Claire Jean Kim, Elaine H. Kim, Ju-Yon Kim, Seong-Kon Kim, James Kyung-jin Lee, So-Hee Lee, George Lipsitz, Catherine Liu, Colleen Lye, Anita Mannur, Victor Roman Mendoza, Marshall Moore, Venus Nasri, Greta Ai-yu Niu, Susie Pak, Jane Chi Hyun Park, Josephine Nock-Hee Park, Sarah Park Dahlen, Jeffrey L. Partridge, Arlene Phillips, Martin Joseph Ponce, David Roman, Jeffrey J. Santa Ana, Cathy Schlund-Vials, Lindsey Smith, Min Song, Fatimah Tobing-Rony, Elda Tsou, Linda Trinh Vo, Karen Tei Yamashita, Caroline H. Yang, Timothy Yu, and Xiaojian Zhao. I must also acknowledge the writers who were so kind as to respond to my queries during the writing of this book and to whom many of these chapters are devoted: Jessica Hagedorn, Tony D’Souza, Sigrid Nunez, Sabina Murray, Chang-rae Lee, Sesshu Foster, Brian Ascalon Roley, Bhira Backhaus, Claire Light, and Ted Chiang.

I have benefited immensely from my interactions and discussions with both undergraduate and graduate students at Stanford University. I take time to mention the handful who went on to work with me in more extensive capacities, completing research projects or working with me in instructional capacities: Raechel Lee, Vanessa Seals, Steffi Dippold, Lupe Carrillo, Justin St. Germain, Kathryn Van Arendonk, Vanessa Chang, Vida Mia Garcia, James Matthew Estrella, Michelle Rhee-Weise, Karli June Cerankowski, Allen Frost, Long Le-Khac, Stephanie Otani-Sunamoto, Johaina Crisostomo, Kathryn Marie Frank, Emma Clare Trotter, Thanh Nguyen, Cynthia Liao, Christian Ngo, Alok Vaid-Menon, Sarah Chang, and Lilian Thaoxaochay. My research was supported by a phalanx of diligent and productive research assistants, including Haerin Shin, Trac Dang, Nicole E. Chorney, Allison Sarah de Gorostiza Bayani, Jennifer Hsin-Ting Liu, Samantha Tieu, Stephen Hilfer, Tenyia Iris Lee, and Charles (Charlie) Syms. I have also been lucky to work with those who helped direct and promote Stanford’s first Asian American writers’ group, including Iris A. Law, Henry Leung, and Victoria Yee. The guidance of Stanford’s incredible staff helped propel this book forward in a timely fashion: Dagmar Logie, Alyce Boster, Nelia Peralta, Judy Candell, Katie Dooling, Nicole Yun Bridges, Colleen Boucher, Monica Moore, Cindy Ng, Shelley Tadaki, Chris Queen, Tania D. Mitchell, Michelle Zamora, and Mariatte Denman.

I wanted to take the time to acknowledge the tremendous efforts provided by the editors over at NYU Press—Eric Zinner, Ciara McLaughlin, and Alicia Nadkarni—as well as my anonymous manuscript reviewers in helping me hone this manuscript. Tim Roberts: thanks for your flexibility and making the production process streamlined and transparent.

To my close family and friends—Richard Hong Sohn, Joan Chyun, Henry Oh—I very much appreciate your patience, as you all know how long the process of book writing has been. Shawn Lynn Keeler: this book could not have been completed without your love and unquestioning belief in my work. C.S.: thank you for the gift of balance and, of course, for the oranges. John Hong Sohn, it was awesome to have spent my first years up in the Bay with you! My sisters—Julianne Hong Sohn, Krystal Young, and Gina Valentino—you know I could not have made it without your support—I am the luckiest brother ever. My parents, Soon Ho Sohn and Yunpyo Hong Sohn, deserve a special note of gratitude for all that they have given and for all that they have modeled.