As one of the women who pioneered Asian American awareness in mainstream society through literature, Maxine Hong Kingston fought for our voices before we knew we had them.

Written in 1975 by Maxine Hong Kingston, Woman Warrior: A Girlhood Among Ghost is indeed a warrior in the disguise as a book. Detailing the Asian American woman experience, this thin novella spearheaded Asian American literature nearly 15 years before Amy Tan mainstreamed the subgenre.