| Description |
238 pages ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
Chinatwon, Vancouver, of the early 194Os provides the backdrop for this fresh, uplifting, award-winning first novel, told through the reminiscences of the three young children of an immigrant Chinese family. Jook-Liang is the "useless girl" of the family, who dreams of becoming Shirley Temple and escaping the rigid, old ways of China. Jung-Sum is the adopted middle son who triumphs over loss and prejudice through boxing, and soon finds himself grappling with a bewildering sexual attraction. Lastly, Sekky - the sickly youngest child - surprises the entire family by teaching them how to mourn, and how to go on living. Finally, there are the secrets and magic of two respected elders: Old Wong, "The Monkey King," whose past returns to threaten his present and Poh-Poh, or Grandmother, who is the heart and pillar of the family. Side by side, her three grandchildren survive hardships and heartbreaks with grit and humor, discovering a new land without forgetting their common ground |
| Subject |
Chinese -- British Columbia -- Vancouver Island -- History -- Fiction.
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Chinese -- Canada -- Fiction.
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Racism -- Fiction.
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| SUBJECT |
Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97042887 -- Fiction.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001562
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Vancouver (B.C.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81018470 -- Fiction.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001562
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Vancouver (B.C.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81018470 -- Fiction.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001562
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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| LC no. |
97000801 |
| ISBN |
0312155565 |
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