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| *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?red+chamber'''The Red Chamber'''] by Pauline Chen - An epic reimagining of the Chinese classic "Dream of the Red Chamber" is set against a backdrop of eighteenth-century Beijing and follows the intersecting lives of three women, including orphaned Daiyu, who becomes tangled in a web of intrigue with ties to the Emperor's Palace. | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?red+chamber'''The Red Chamber'''] by Pauline Chen - An epic reimagining of the Chinese classic "Dream of the Red Chamber" is set against a backdrop of eighteenth-century Beijing and follows the intersecting lives of three women, including orphaned Daiyu, who becomes tangled in a web of intrigue with ties to the Emperor's Palace. | ||
| - | ==Novels featuring Chinese-American Families== | + | ==Novels and memoirs featuring Chinese-American Families== |
| *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?mona+in+the+promised+land'''Mona In the Promised Land'''] by Gish Jen | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?mona+in+the+promised+land'''Mona In the Promised Land'''] by Gish Jen | ||
| - | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?woman+warrior+memoir'''The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girhood Among Ghosts'''] by Maxine Hong Kingston. | + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?woman+warrior+memoir'''The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girhood Among Ghosts'''] by Maxine Hong Kingston. Try also her novel [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?tripmaster+monkey'''Tripmaster Monkey''']. |
| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?girl+from+purple+mountain'''Girl from Purple Mountain : Love, Honor, War, and One Family's Journey from China to America'''] by May-Lee Chai and Winberg Chai | ||
| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?falling+leaves+yeh'''Falling Leaves : The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter'''], by Adeline Yeh Mah. This book is also available in a version written for younger readers: *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?chinese+cinderella'''Chinese Cinderella'''] | ||
| ==First-Generation, Second-Generation and other Immigrant Stories== | ==First-Generation, Second-Generation and other Immigrant Stories== | ||
| - | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?namesake+lahiri'''The Namesake'''] by Jhumpa Lahiri (Indian) | + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?namesake+lahiri'''The Namesake'''] by Jhumpa Lahiri |
| - | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?step+from+heaven'''A Step From Heaven'''] by An Na (Korean) | + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?step+from+heaven'''A Step From Heaven'''] by An Na |
| - | + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?still+life+with+rice'''Still Life with Rice: A Young American Woman Discovers the Life and Legacy of Her Korean Grandmother'''] by Helie Lee | |
| - | + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?china+men'''China Men'''] by Maxine Hong Kingston | |
| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?on+golden+mountain'''On Golden Mountain'''], by Lisa See | ||
| ==Novels featuring Mothers and Daughters== | ==Novels featuring Mothers and Daughters== | ||
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Article in Adult Fiction and Big Read categories.
About the Author
Other works by Amy Tan
Fiction:
- The Bonesetter's Daughter
- The Hundred Secret Senses
- The Kitchen's God's Wife
- Saving Fish from Drowning
Nonfiction:
For Children:
- The Chinese Siamese Cat (adapted into the television series Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat)
Novels featuring Chinese Culture and History
- The Red Chamber by Pauline Chen - An epic reimagining of the Chinese classic "Dream of the Red Chamber" is set against a backdrop of eighteenth-century Beijing and follows the intersecting lives of three women, including orphaned Daiyu, who becomes tangled in a web of intrigue with ties to the Emperor's Palace.
Novels and memoirs featuring Chinese-American Families
- Mona In the Promised Land by Gish Jen
- The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girhood Among Ghosts by Maxine Hong Kingston. Try also her novel Tripmaster Monkey.
- Girl from Purple Mountain : Love, Honor, War, and One Family's Journey from China to America by May-Lee Chai and Winberg Chai
- Falling Leaves : The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter, by Adeline Yeh Mah. This book is also available in a version written for younger readers: *Chinese Cinderella
First-Generation, Second-Generation and other Immigrant Stories
- The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
- A Step From Heaven by An Na
- Still Life with Rice: A Young American Woman Discovers the Life and Legacy of Her Korean Grandmother by Helie Lee
- China Men by Maxine Hong Kingston
- On Golden Mountain, by Lisa See
Novels featuring Mothers and Daughters
- The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
- Everything Will Be All Right by Tessa Hadley
- Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
Nonfiction featuring Chinese Culture and History
- Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang - The story of three generations in twentieth-century China, describing the life of the author's grandmother, a warlord's concubine; her mother, a member of the Communist elite, and the family's experiences during the Cultural Revolution.
San Francisco
Feature Films
For Children
- In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord.
External Links
- The NEA's Big Read website has a Reader's Guide and more information about the book and the author.
- The Chinese in California: San Francisco's Chinatown An introduction to San Francisco's Chinatown on the Library of Congress website
