Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of English
First Advisor
Gabriel Urza
Term of Graduation
Spring 2025
Date of Publication
7-18-2025
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Creative Writing
Department
English
Language
English
Subjects
Asian American, Collection, Creative Writing, Japanese American, Poems, Poetry
Physical Description
1 online resource (iv, 108 pages)
Abstract
I, as in We is a hybrid collection of poems, essays, fictional letters, documents, and photographs through which the author revisits ancestors and explores their multiracial roots. Drawing on stories, interviews and research grounded in the Japanese American experience, the collection develops a call-and-response polyvocality that spans generations and geographies. In its use of white space, form experimentation, and tonal shifts, the work confronts the fluid, often ambiguous boundaries that shape identity. The compiled written and visual materials evolve into an original document--one that reaches toward heritage, belonging, and truth.
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/44019
Recommended Citation
Maruyama, CJ, "I, as in We" (2025). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 6911.