- Biography, Chinese Americans, Family, Immigranten
Documenting the history of her own Chinese-American family, a journalist shares the results of five years of research, including interviews with nearly one hundred Chinese and Caucasian relatives, in a story of acceptance and discrimination. 85,000 first printing. $85,000 ad/promo. Tour.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and contemplative.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Lisa See
- First published
- 1995
- Pages
- 394
- Publisher
- Arrow, St. Martin's Press, Bt Bound
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780679768524
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