Cheers to Muses: Contemporary Works by Asian American Women An anthology of contemporary visual and literary art by Asian American Women, including dedications to Asian American women of note by each contributing artist. Spring 2007 Release List Price: $24.95	Merging by Susan Almazol dedication to Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, author
Yin & Yang by Sandra Sunnyo Lee
Birth=Wave by Keiko Nelson dedication to Ruth Asawa, sculptor, artist	Songs of Amusement by Machiko Kondo dedication to Yoko Ono, performance artist,, singer
The Gift of Chocolate by Roshni Rustomji dedication to Mirrha/Catarina de San Juan; slave, visionary
Journey: East to West (mask) by Anna X. L. Wong dedication to Jade Snow Wong, children's book author A Different Way (poem) by Tessa Zeng dedication to Zhang Ziyi, actress	Chair in Motion (sculpture) by Lori Kay dedication to Ruth Asawa, sculptor, artist Drought (poem) by M. Grace Ilagan Angel dedication to Jessica Hagedorn, author

Features the work of more than fifty visual and literary artists ranging in ages fourteen to eighty five, and representing a broad spectrum of the Asian American Diaspora, including Suzanne Onodera, Zohra Saed, Olivia Boler, Catherine Ceniza Choy, Barbara Jane Reyes, Nancy Hom, Kay Kang, Genny Lim, Roshni Rustomji, Nellie Wong, Katherine Westerhout, Kathy Aoki, Terry Acebo Davis, May Chan and many others.

Here is a generous collection of their work--visual art varying in media and dimension, fictional and biographic narratives, and poetry. The result is a book that provides rich insights into the rising Asian American art scene.

Product Details: Paperback: 128 pages. ISBN: 0978735900. Product Dimensions: approx. 8 x 9.5 x 0.5 inches

Advance praise for AAWAA's new anthology:
"Cheers to Muses is a spirited tribute to the creative efforts of Asian American women artists and writers across generations and cultural backgrounds. Honoring those who inspired them, the works in this collection offer readers intimate glimpses into the contemporary sensibilities and experiences of Asian American women’s lives."

- Margo Machida, Associate Professor, Art History and Asian American Studies, University of Connecticut

"Contemporary readers will enthusiastically cheer when they plunge into studying the original, imaginative, passionate and engaged work by the artists and writers in this anthology —each of whom dedicates her contribution to a chosen 'muse.' The original Greek Muses, too, would surely be enchanted with the poetic and elegant structure and rich contents of Cheers to Muses: Contemporary Works by Asian American Women."
- Moira Roth, Trefethen Professor of Art History, Mills College, Oakland, CA

"The Asian American Women Artists Association has one-upped themselves this time. This extraordinary book is both elegantly designed and overflowing with rich and sophisticated contemporary art and literature. It is sure to become an important milestone in the future study of Asian American and women’s art of our time."
- Mark Johnson, Professor of Art and Director of Fine Arts Gallery, San Francisco State University

"A wonderful dim sum of a book, Cheers to Muses feeds all the senses and is so rich it can (and will be!) returned to again and again."
- Ruthanne Lum McCunn, author of God of Luck, Chinese American Portraits, Thousand Pieces of Gold.