Kim, Elaine H(aikyung)

views updated

KIM, Elaine H(aikyung)

KIM, Elaine H(aikyung). American, b. 1942. Genres: Literary criticism and history. Career: University of California, Berkeley, professor of Asian American Studies, assistant dean, College of Letters and Science, faculty assistant for the status of women, associate dean, graduate division. Fulbright Fellowship, 1987-88; Rockefeller Fellowship, 1991-92; Global Korea Award, 1998; White House Commission on Women in US History, 1998-. Publications: Asian American Literature: An Introduction to the Writings and Their Social Context, 1982; (with J. Otani) With Silk Wings: Asian American Women at Work, 1983; (co-author) Writing Self, Writing Nation: Essays on Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's DICTEE, 1994. CO-EDITOR: Making Waves: Writings by and about Asian American Women, 1989; East to America: Korean American Life Stories, 1996; Making More Waves: New Writing by Asian American Women, 1997; Dangerous Women: Gender and Korean Nationalism, 1998. Author of articles and essays. Address: Asian American Studies Program, 506 Barrows Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, U.S.A.

More From encyclopedia.com