How Do I
Chinese-American Fiction
Past and present, youth and old age mix in these novels by Chinese Americans.
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Chao, Patricia Monkey King |
| A woman emerges from suicidal depression and is immersed in the beauty of life. | |
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Chiu, Christina Troublemaker and Other Saints |
| Contemporary concerns embedded in deep Chinese family traditions constitute these eleven related stories. | |
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Jen, Gish The Love Wife |
| An interracial marriage and multi-racial family are augmented when an unfamiliar ancestor nanny comes to live with them. Each character takes turns narrating this story to create an overheard-conversation-feel to this read. | |
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Jen, Gish Typical American |
| Together, three accidental Americans create their own version of the American dream complete with fast-food, suburbs and adultery. | |
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Namioka, Lensey Mismatch |
| This teen fiction title addresses the assimilation of a Chinese-American family moving to northwestern suburbia where folks tend to ask "Chinese, Japanese, what's the difference?" and how two young people overcome the crisis of cultural vs. personal identity. | |
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Ng, Mei Eating Chinese Food Naked |
| A debut novel of the mother-and-daughter genre that tells the coming-of-age story of coming to grips with one's family and with one's sexuality. | |
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Wang, Ping The Last Communist Virgin |
| A collection of stories from a Shanghai-born novelist set in China and the United States, all interconnected and all trailing the life of a 21st century Chinese immigrant. | |
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Rosten, Carrie Chloe Leiberman (Sometimes Wong) |
| A Jewish-Chinese-Valley-Girl contribution to chick lit and teen fiction. | |
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Tan, Amy The Joy Luck Club |
| Four women gather for over three decades for storytelling, many games of mah jong, stock investing and friendship. | |
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Yang, Gene Luen American Born Chinese |
| A focus on non-white characters is rare in the graphic novels genre. Explore issues of self-image, cultural identity, transformation, and self-acceptance with this award-winning graphic storyteller. | |
Updated: 4/27/2007
