Writing Across the Pacific: Chinese Student Writing, Reflexive Poetics, and Transpacific Modernity.

The article discusses writing by Chinese diaspora students who studied in the U.S. in the context of Chinese American identity. Topics include the periodical "The Chinese Students' Monthly" (formerly "The Chinese Students' Bulletin"), patriotism and imperialist sentiment among the students, and critique of racism and colonialism in the serialized novella "Shadow Shapes." Also noted are the distinct themes of writers from Taiwan and Hong Kong following the Chinese Civil War, the Baodiao nationalist movement related to a dispute regarding the Diaoyutai Islands (Senkaku Islands), and writings about Harvard University by Chinese writers.