An author does not have to be Asian American to write Asian American literature. The content of the writing and what it is exposing the reader is what defines it as Asian American literature. Karissa Chen states that the APIA librarian association defined Asian American literature as “works [that] should be related to APIA experiences (either historical or contemporary) or APIA cultures.” This definition of APIA literature is a general one which does not restrict APIA literature to be written by only APIAs and grants a lot of freedom to
An author does not have to be Asian American to write Asian American literature. The content of the writing and what it is exposing the reader is what defines it as Asian American literature. Karissa Chen states that the APIA librarian association defined Asian American literature as “works [that] should be related to APIA experiences (either historical or contemporary) or APIA cultures.” This definition of APIA literature is a general one which does not restrict APIA literature to be written by only APIAs and grants a lot of freedom to