The American Lit Wayback Machine: The Taste of Home and Country

The Taste of Home and Country (Judith Ortiz Cofer's The Latin Deli)

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It's been a long time since I read this book, but if I remember right, it passes the Bechdel test. Have you read it more recently?

The American Lit Wayback Machine: "Who's Chinese?"

"Who's Chinese?" (Gish Jen's short story "Who's Irish?")
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This story passes the Bechdel test, proving that even a short work can manage to be not-about-men without being dull or passive.