Maxine Hong Kingston

At this page on Kingston at Voices From the Gaps, 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.

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

You can find Kingston reading excerpts from The Women Warrior and China Men by searching here.

You can search for some quotations by Kingston here.

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

Kingston compares Chinese music to Western music to underline some of the difficulties she and others have had in multicultural interactions. Take a visit to this Chinese music archive and listen for a while. If you're not familiar with Chinese music, does this help you understand the essay better? If you are, does this site present a good sampling of the form?

This introductory info about Chinese Immigration to the U.S. will put Kingston's work into a broad historical context.

If you want to put Kingston's work into a literary context, check out these Chinese Mythology links. (Here's an annotated FAQ with links about Mulan. How does what you learn here differ from the version made popular by Disney?)

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