Maxine Hong Kingston

Here's a very good general start page about Kingston at Voices From the Gaps. There, you'll find a photo, a biography, two bibliographies, and some links to get your research going.

An interesting way to see the scope of Kingston's work is to browse through the list of her citations at the Library of Congress. What did you find there that you didn't know before your visit?

This blurb draws parallels between Kingston's life and work, making interesting comparisons to the "talk-stories " of her youth and her major writings.

If it's important to your research to put Kingston's work into a broad historical context, this wealth of introductory info about Chinese Immigration to the U.S. will provide you with some help.

If it's important to your research to put Kingston's work into a literary context, check out these Chinese Mythology links.

Would you like to focus on one Chinese heroine? This is an annotated FAQ with links about Mulan, a character that you probably already know something about.

Interested in what other Kingston enthusiasts have to say? Here is a message board discussing Kingston's life and work.

You can find Kingston reading excerpts from The Women Warrior and China Men by searching here. What do you find interesting about her reading?

You can search for some quotations by Kingston here. Did you come up with one you might be able to use in your own writing?

This is an interview from the journal Manuscript in which Kingston discusses both her familial and literary influences in some depth.