Foreword / Phoebe Eng

Introduction / Vickie Nam

Poetic Salute: "Who Is Singing This Song" / Janice Mirikitani

Orientation: Finding the Way Home

1 Two / June Kim 19, of Pacific Palisades, California

2 The Train / Meggy Wang 17, of Los Gatos, California

3 Where are you from? / Jennifer Sa-rlang Kim 20, of Glen Mils, Pennsylvania

4 Watching America with a Coke / Sarah Chang 17, of Douglaston, New York

5 Distance, Time, and Wingspan / Gloria Ng 21, of Davis, California

6 Memories of Chinatown / Jean Chow 17, of Aiea, Hawaii

7 Family Trip / Debra Yoo 17, of Schaumburg, Illinois

8 Re-orienting the Self / Elizabeth Kao 21, of Kendall Park, New Jersey

9 Paradise Ain't Shit So Why Don't You Jus' Shut Yoa' Mout' / Elena Cabatu 21, of Hilo, Hawaii

10 My Country 'Tis Not of Thee / Elizabeth C.Leung 21, of San Francisco, California

11 Flushing / Rona Luo 16, of New york, New York

12 Mentor Piece: "Welcome to Washington" / Helen Zia

Family Ties

1 Bristled Affection / Carolyn Feng 18, of Fremont, California

2 Knowing / Yusun Kwon 19, of Hanover, New Hampshire

3 Her Three-Inch Feet / Jenny Yu 20, of Albany New York

4 Monopoly Nights / Lei-Ann Lawi then 15, of Honolulu, Hawaii

5 Burnt Rice with Fish Sauce / Mai-Linh Hong 21, of Annandale, Virginia

6 Tainted / Belinda Wong 17, of San Francisco, California

7 Separation anxiety / Roselyn Domingo 17, of Union City, California

8 Ghost Brother / Janet Jun 20, of Orange, California

9 Insomnia / Tina Shim 21, of Huntington Beach, California

10 Daughter / Kim Vigilia 19, of Rego Park, New York

11 Cultural Karma / Gena S. Hamamoto 21, of Irvine, California

12 The Answer / Julie Lu then 14, of San Diego, California

13 To Our Favorite Baby Doctor / Jennifer Chen 21, of Shrewsbury, New Jersey

14 Fried Fish / Anjelica Cruz 19, of Viginia Beach, Virginia

15 Collisions / Rebecca In-young Chung 18, of New York, New York

16 Funeral for Bryce / Anjali Blob 19, of Oberlin, Ohio

17 The Procession / Caroline Fan 19, of Skokie, Illinois

18 Chicken Tinola / Rebecca Villanueva 21, of Huntington Park, California

19 Furikake / Lei-Ann Lawi then 15, of Honolulu, Hawaii

20 Kitchen God / Celena Cipriaso 19, of New York, New York

21 Sister Skin / Janet Jun 20, of Orange County, California

22 If / Wendy Cheung 16, of New York, New York

23 I Love You, Dad (An Unsent Letter) / Grace Song 21, of Toronto, Ontario

Mentor Piece : My Mother's Food / Nora Okja Keller

Dolly Rage

1 China Doll / Alaina Wong 19, of West Windsor, New Jersey

2 Mirror, Mirror / Julia Wong 19, of Monterey Park, California

3 For body / Rebecca Villanueva 21, of Huntington Park, California

4 The Pimple / cia_b 20, of New York, New York

5 I Wanned fo' Try Biore / Elena Cabatu 21, of Hilo, Hawaii

6 For Those Who Love Yellow Girls / Meggy Wang 17, of Los Gatos, California

7 Maybelline on Maple Stree / Alison Park 18, of Woodside, New York

8 Best Friends / Jennifer Li 21, of Silver Spring, Maryland

9 Finding My Eye-dentity / Olivia Chung 19, of Silver Spring, Maryland

10 Nostrils / Sarah Chang 16, of Douglaston, New York

11 The Other Sister / Kim McKee 16, of Penfield, New York

12 Breakup Notice / Author and location unknown

13 Anorexic / Alice Chung 17, of Ann Arbor, Michigan

14 Rice cakes rice cakes and cereal: a memoir / Naomi Irie 20, of Cleveland, Ohio

15 The Lawsuit / Linh Ngo 16, of Walla Walla, Washington

16 Innocence / Debra Yoo 18, of Schaumburg, Illinois

17 Chalk Marks / Nina Ji Yun Baek 19, of Amherst, Massachusetts

18 On the 16: Episodes / Sandy'ci Moua 19, of St. Paul, Minnesota

19 Salt Bread / Khamphian Vang 21, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

20 "Ching, Chang, Chong!" / Michelle Ogues 19, of Wheaton, Maryland

21 94.6 / Alice Chung 17, of Ann Arbor, Michigan

22 The Barbarian / "Millie", location unknown

Mentor Piece: When Asian Eyes Are Smiling / Lois-Ann Yamanaka

Finding My Voice

1 Chinglish / Caroline Fan 19, of Skokie, Illinois

2 Kim Chee and Yellow Peril / Jenny S Kim 20, of Sanford, Florida

3 Marvin Gay/The Trails of Being / Anjali Nath 19, of Los Angeles, California

4 Funny Girl / Diya Gullapalli 19, of Reston, Virginia

5 Orientation Day / Jennifer Wang 17, of Melville, New York

6 Going Undercover / Wendy M Thompson 18, of Oakland, California

7 Analyze This / Erika Kim 20, of Northridge, California

8 Learning to Love My Skin / Kamala Nair 19, of Rochester, Minnesota

9 Zine Grrrl / Kristy Chan 21, of Cape Coral, Florida

10 Who We Are: South Asian Girls Speak Out / A Round Table Discussion

11 Identity Crisis / Michelle Chang 17, of Navato, California

12 Mentor Piece: Then and Now: Finding My Voice / Elaine H Kim

Girlwind: Emerging Voices for Change

1 Ginseng from Starbucks / Mai-Linh Hong 21, of Annandale, Virginia

2 Just the Tip of the Iceberg: Letter to the Director / Alaina Wong 19, of West Windsor, New Jersey

3 One in Front of the Other / Tressa Anolin Navalta 18, of San Antonio

4 After the Credits Rolled / L. W. 18, of Austin, Texas

5 Learning by Example: Youth Activism in the New Millennium / Celeste Chu 22, of St. Louis, Missouri

6 Global Impact / Leanne Nakamura 17, of Kaneohe, Hawaii

7 Screening Asian Americans: More Asians than American? / Jean Phan 19, of Rosemead, California

8 The Revolution / April Bonnie Chang 21, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina

9 Untitled / Olivia Chung 19, Silver Spring, Mayland

10 Waving Fans / Mia Chan Mi Park, of Chicago, Illinois

11 My First Film / Niru Jayaraman 21, of Brooklyn, New York

12 Coalition Building Among People of Color / Rupal Patel 20, of Ann Arbor, Michigan

13 A Big Bad Prank: Broadening the Definition of Asian American Feminist Activism / Kristina Sheryl Wong 21, of Los Angeles, California

14 Model Minority Guilt / Marites L Mendoza 18, of Pasadena, California

Mentor Piece: Excerpts from the Conversation Begins: Mothers and Daughters Talk About Living Feminism / Patsy Mink and Wendy Mink

Epilogue

'In this groundbreaking collection of personal writings, young Asian American girls come together for the first time and engage in a dynamic conversation about the unique challenges they face in their lives. Promoted by a variety of pressing questions from editor Vickie Nam and culled from hundreds of submission from all over the country, these revelatory essays, poems, and stories tackle such complex issues as dual identities, culture clashes, family matters, body image, and the need to find one's voice. With a foreword by Phoebe Eng, as well as contributions from accomplished Asian American women mentors Janice Mirikitani, Helen Zia, Nora Okja Keller, Lois-Ann Yamanaka, Elaine Kim, Patsy Mink, and Wendy Mink, Yell-Oh Girls! is an inspiring and much-needed resource for young Asian American girls.''