... the controversy around Yamanaka’s work to “teach the conflicts” of literary studies. © 2015 by Duke University Press 2015 Blu’s Hanging Lois-Ann Yamanaka Association for Asian American Studies controversy Hawai’i Filipino American Japanese sexual predation close reading Works Cited Chan...

... to support that stance with evidence and analysis so that they don't simply present personal opinion. For instance, when students read Lois Ann Yamanaka's novel Blu's Hanging (1997) under the section “Settlers of Color/Settler Allies,” the purpose was to make the students aware of the complexities...