The World My Mother Gave Me
Prof. Mandakranta Bose, the director of the Intercultural Studies in Asia program in the Faculty of Graduate Studies has produced this volume of essays by scholars in Asian literature at UBC who explore the ways in which women's responses to the world are shared between generations.
The scholars also found that women in India, China, Japan, Korea and Indonesia often have similar reactions and ways of communicating in dealing with life's events.
Bose considers the collection an exciting step towards bringing these diverse women's cultures within a common, broad perspective.
"There is a sense of stability among these women which has enriched their minds. It broadens my own perspective," Bose says.