Chineseness Across Borders: Renegotiating Chinese Identities in China and the United States by Andrea Louie [in AsianWeek]
25 Jun, by in Adult Readers, Chinese, Chinese American, Nonfiction, Repost
While the tidbits of personal narratives are the most interesting, Louie’s extensively researched treatise explores the ever-changing Chinese American identity. Drawing on the experiences of a group of American-born Chinese (including herself)...
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