Nights of Fire, Nights of Rain by Amy Uyematsu

Title	:	Nights of Fire, Nights of Rain
Author	:	Amy Uyematsu
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ISBN	:	1885266529
ISBN-10	:	9781885266521
Language	:	English
Format Type	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	112
Publication	:	First published January 1, 1997

Set in riot-torn Los Angeles, the poet's second collection deals with such subjects as her Japanese ancestry in relation to her American identity, youth gangs and racial unrest, and the intricate ties between family and lovers. Original. IP.

Nights of Fire, Nights of Rain Reviews

Christian

This is probably because of my interests but the opening section of this book was amazing! The way it expressed the feelings of LA hit me. I dog eared page after page to reread later. The sections following showed skill but the substance I wasn’t much into. Again I think that’s because of my specific interests.
Naomi Ruth

Very emotional & powerful.

Amy Uyematsu - Amy Uyematsu (born in 1947) is a Japanese American poet. She is a third generation Japanese American from Pasadena, California. A graduate of UCLA in mathematics, Amy became active in Asian American Studies in the late sixties. As a college senior, she penned the essay “The Emergence of Yellow Power in America” (Gidra, 1969), an assertion of Asian American identity influenced by the consciousness raising theories of the Black Power movement.That same year she joined the staff of the newly formed UCLA Asian American Studies Center, where she co edited the widely used anthology, Roots: An Asian American Reader (1971).In the 1970s she was involved in what would become known as the Asian American movement. Modeled after the Black Power movemen Amy Uyematsu (born in 1947) is a Japanese Amer...

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