Table of contents for California uncovered : stories for the 21st century / edited by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, James Quay, and William E. Justice.

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Contents Introduction by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Rubén Martinez "Manifesto" Maxine Hong Kingston "The Grandfather of the Sierra Nevada Mountains" Yxta Maya Murray from The Conquest D. J. Waldie from Holy Land David Mas Masumoto "Pruning Generations" Gary Soto "The Elements of San Joaquin" Dao Strom from Grass Roof, Tin Roof Greg Sarris "The Magic Pony" Joan Didion from Where I Was From Robert Hass "Palo Alto: The Marshes" lê thi diem thúy from The Gangster We Are All Looking For Paul Beatty from The White Boy Shuffle Brian Ascalon Roley from American Son Jim Quay Interviews Shirley Geok-lin Lim "Riding into California" Laila Halaby "The American Dream" Khaled Hosseini from The Kite Runner Dana Johnson "Melvin in the Sixth Grade" John Steinbeck from Travels with Charley James D. Houston "The Light Takes Its Color from the Sea" Luis J. Rodriguez "My Ride, My Revolution" Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni "Mrs. Dutta Writes a Letter" Francisco Jiménez "Moving Still" Richard Rodriguez "Where the Poppies Grow" Robinson Jeffers "Hands" Permissions Index About the Editors

Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:

California -- Literary collections.
American literature -- California.
American literature -- 21st century.