Adult Group Asian

Adult Group Asian

Adult Group Asian

For many years now, the literary establishment in Canada has been well entrenched with brand name authors such as Margaret Laurence, Margaret Atwood, and Timothy Findley. However, since the 1990s, a number of authors of Asian descent in Canada have published, and in fact, have themselves become mainstream international literary stars.

Many have followed suit, and not surprisingly, as a result of years of being categorized as 'ethnic' literature on the fringes of Canadian literature, these authors have helped establish a new literary framework in Asian Canadian studies. Often salient topics about racism, identity, and migration, the stories that these storytellers offer form an important cultural mosaic of Canada.

1) Wayson Choy

One of Canada's most beloved storytellers, Choy's first novel, The Jade Pony won the Trillium Book Award for best book in 1995 and the City of Vancouver Book Award in 1996 while All That Matters won the Trillium Book Award in 2004 and was shortlisted for the 2005 Giller Prize. Both novels revolve around the Chen family children. The writing for Paper Shadows is a personal journey in which Choy discovers that he was adopted.