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A primary strength of this volume is the nuanced methodology employed by David Chappell, a long-established specialist in Pacific history. The various dimensions that led to the events described by the author are carefully contextualized as he navigates between individual trajectories and collective reverberations, local struggles and large national issues, while keeping the global context in sight. Revelatory focal events are situated historically, and repercussions in the present serve as harbingers of issues that arise over time. . . . This extensive analysis of the historical and bifurcating complexity of New Caledonia striving toward independence is a timely contribution, as the territory has entered the ultimate phase of the Noumea agreement. It provides the reader with a striking and richly informed history that could be usefully complemented by political science-oriented and anthropological readings on the construction of a Neo-Caledonian citizenship, in tension especially with the particular legal status (or customary status) attributed to the Kanak.-- The Contemporary Pacific, 28:1 (2016)

Chin takes the reader on a twisted trip, packed both with raunchy comedy and poignant tenderness. . . . McMillin did an excellent job of keeping Chin's writing intact while cutting out repetitions or segments that went nowhere [and] should also be applauded for compiling one of the best biographical sketches of Chin, to date. The publication of Confessions affirms Chin's rightful place as a literary giant, not only within the confines of Asian American literature, but in the global literary world. --Nichi Bei WeeklySuspense builds as the novel becomes a darkly comic struggle with illusions, expectations and secret desires. . . . [Chin] writes fluidly, creates strong characters, and has a playwright's ear for dialogue. --Honolulu Star-Advertiser</p>A spontaneous mix of reality and fantasy in this book contrasts with the underlying message about the damage people of color have endured because of racial prejudice. . . . Chin's unique characters, with names like Gravelly Lake Ponders and Lily, the forty-three-year-old ex-nun, interact with convincing craziness. --Foreword Reviews</p>This heretofore unknown work captures the birth of a consciousness that is neither Asian or white American, but a third thing we witness being forged in the mind of its author. Its publication now should spur renewed interest and a critical reevaluation of the entirety of Frank Chin's work, and cement his literary legacy. --The International Examiner</p>-- https: //www.uhawaiipress.com/p-9342-9780824838928.aspx

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David Chappell is associate professor of Pacific history at the University of Hawai'i at M?noa.

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