An Argument: On 1942 (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: David Mura
- First Published: 1989
- Type of Work: Meditation
- Genres: Poetry, Meditation
The Poem
David Mura’s “An Argument: On 1942” is a relatively brief, understated poem of twenty-one lines, but it implies an extended long-standing and angry exposition on two highly charged themes significant to all Asian Americans: first, parent-child miscommunication and conflict and, second, ethnic assimilation and betrayal. The poem’s subject matter is one particular crime perpetrated against an ethnic Japanese minority in the United States and the ways in which the offended culture deals with or suppresses such violation.
The subtitle of the poem, “For My...
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